Long-wavelength continuum generation about the second dispersion zero of a tapered fiber
Open Access
- 1 September 2002
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 27 (17) , 1558-1560
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.27.001558
Abstract
A dispersion zero near 1300 nm of a narrow-diameter tapered fiber is used to generate broadband, near-infrared light. When femtosecond pulses at 1260 nm with 750 pJ of energy are launched in proximity to the second zero-dispersion wavelength, a continuum spanning 1000–1700 nm is produced.Keywords
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