Title :
Octave-spanning supercontinuum generation in an extruded PCF with an Er-doped fiber laser-amplifier system
Author :
Hundertmark, Holger ; Wandt, Dieter ; Fallnich, C. ; Kumar, V. V Ravi Kanth ; George, A.K. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Laser. Dev. Dept., Laser Zentrum Hannover eV, Germany
Abstract :
We report on the generation of an ultrabroad supercontinuum spanning from 400 nm to over 1750 nm in an extruded SF6 PCF with only 200 pJ pulses from an all-fiber Er laser-amplifier system.
Keywords :
erbium; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre amplifiers; optical materials; optical wavelength conversion; photonic crystals; 200 pJ; 400 to 1750 nm; Er-doped fiber laser-amplifier system; octave-spanning supercontinuum generation; photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
