Compact supercontinuum source for the visible using gain-switched Ti:Sapphire laser as pump

Compact supercontinuum source for the visible using gain-switched Ti:Sapphire laser as pump

We demonstrate the use of a miniature gain-switched Ti:Sapphire laser for efficient generation of visible supercontinuum light in a highly nonlinear microstructured optical fiber. This allows for a compact setup that puts out nanosecond pulses of light covering the spectral range from 410 to 1300 nm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the European Optical Society. Rapid publications 2006-01, Vol.1, p.6012
Hauptverfasser: Räikkönen, E., Kaivola, M., Buchter, S. C.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
gain-switching
nonlinear fiber optics
supercontinuum generation
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Zusammenfassung:We demonstrate the use of a miniature gain-switched Ti:Sapphire laser for efficient generation of visible supercontinuum light in a highly nonlinear microstructured optical fiber. This allows for a compact setup that puts out nanosecond pulses of light covering the spectral range from 410 to 1300 nm. The source offers a low-cost alternative to the mode-locked-laser-pumped systems in the generation of visible supercontinuum light.
ISSN:1990-2573
1990-2573
DOI:10.2971/jeos.2006.06012