Title :
Miniature supercontinuum laser sources
Author :
Buchter, Scott C. ; Kaivola, Matti ; Ludvigsen, Hanne ; Hansen, Kim P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys. & Math., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Finland
Abstract :
We demonstrate several miniature continuum laser sources by combining compact Q-switched lasers with specially designed photonic crystal fibers. A continuum spanning two octaves is obtained with a 1-Watt diode pump.
Keywords :
Q-switching; infrared spectra; light sources; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; photonic crystals; self-phase modulation; stimulated Raman scattering; supercontinuum generation; visible spectra; 1 W; Q-switched lasers; diode pump; miniature supercontinuum laser sources; photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
