Title :
Near-diffraction-limited supercontinuum generation in a cladding-pumped nonlinear fiber converter
Author :
Ji, Junhua ; Codemard, Christophe A. ; Webb, Andrew ; Sahu, Jayanta K. ; Nilsson, Johan
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Through nonlinear scattering including stimulated Raman scattering and beam cleanup, a pulsed multimode pump beam is converted into a nearly diffraction-limited supercontinuum extending from 1 to 2 µm in a passive cladding-pumped nonlinear fiber converter.
Keywords :
Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Optical diffraction; Optical scattering; Power generation; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Silicon compounds; Stimulated emission; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
