Continuous-wave, high-power, Raman continuum generation in holey fibers
- 1 August 2003
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 28 (15) , 1353-1355
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.28.001353
Abstract
The possibility of using low pump power for cw Raman continuum generation is demonstrated by optimization of the pump peak power and by accounting for the loss-related reduction of the effective length of Raman interaction in holey fibers. A 3.8-W, 324-nm-wide cw Raman continuum with a spectral power density higher than is generated in a completely fiber-integrated, single-mode format.
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