Flatly broadened, wideband and low noise supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear hybrid fiber

1 January 2004

journal article
Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Express

Vol. 12 (2) , 317-324
https://doi.org/10.1364/opex.12.000317

Abstract

We present wideband of 1180-2100 nm, flatly broadened supercontinuum (SC) generation using highly nonlinear hybrid fibers and femtosecond fiber laser. Stable and smooth spectra without fine structure are demonstrated. The hybrid fibers are constructed by fusion splicing fibers with different properties. The SC spectra can be properly controlled by the optimal design of the hybrid fiber based on the numerical analysis. The generated SC pulse shows the low relative intensity noise (RIN).

Keywords

FEMTOSECOND FIBER LASERS
FIBER LASERS
OPTICAL FIBERS
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS
POLARIZATION MAINTAINING FIBERS
RAMAN FIBER LASERS

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