Coherent supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber with all-normal group velocity dispersion

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Hooper, L. E., Mosley, P. J., Muir, A. C., Wadsworth, W. J. and Knight, J. C., 2011. Coherent supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber with all-normal group velocity dispersion. Optics Express, 19 (6), pp. 4902-4907.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.004902

Abstract

We demonstrate supercontinuum generation in a photonic crystal fiber with all-normal group velocity dispersion. Pumping a short section of this fiber with compressed pulses from a compact amplified fiber laser generates a 200 nm bandwidth continuum with typical self-phase-modulation characteristics. We demonstrate that the supercontinuum is compressible to a duration of 26 fs. It therefore has a high degree of coherence between all the frequency components, and is a single pulse in the time domain. A smooth, flat spectrum spanning 800 nm is achieved using a longer piece of fiber.

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Item Type	Articles
Creators	Hooper, L. E., Mosley, P. J., Muir, A. C., Wadsworth, W. J. and Knight, J. C.
DOI	10.1364/OE.19.004902
Departments	Faculty of Science > Physics Faculty of Engineering & Design > Chemical Engineering
Research Centres	Centre for Photonics and Photonic Materials
Publisher Statement	Hooper_OE_2011_19_6_4902.pdf: This paper was published in Optics Express and is made available as an electronic reprint with the permission of OSA. The paper can be found at the following URL on the OSA website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.004902 Systematic or multiple reproduction or distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law.
Refereed	Yes
Status	Published
ID Code	23326

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