• DocumentCode
    449159
  • Title

    Supercontinuum generation in large mode-area microstructured fibers

  • Author

    Genty, G. ; Ritari, T. ; Ludvigsen, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    513
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate supercontinuum generation in large mode-area microstructured fibers by launching ns pulses from a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser into the fiber. The continuum is smooth, covers all the telecom transmission bands and is well-suited for characterization of WDM components.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; neodymium; optical fibres; optical pulse generation; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; wavelength division multiplexing; Nd:YAG laser; Q-switched laser; WDM components; YAG:Nd; YAl5O12:Nd; large mode-area fibers; microstructured fibers; nanosecond pulse launching; supercontinuum generation; telecom transmission bands;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1576362
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=449159