Octave supercontinuum generated in tapered conventional fibres by a nanosecond 1064 nm laser

C M B Cordeiro, W J Wadsworth, T A Birks, P St J Russell

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Abstract

We demonstrated a 650 nm wide supercontinuum generated in tapered fibres immersed in heavy water. The pump source was a low-cost diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser with a pulse width of 0.6 ns and an output power of 40 mW.
Original languageEnglish
Pages2 pp. vol.2
Publication statusPublished - 2004
EventLasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on -
Duration: 1 Jan 2004 → …

Conference

ConferenceLasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Period1/01/04 → …

Keywords

  • 0.6 ns
  • nonlinear optics
  • YAG
  • pump source
  • octave supercontinuum
  • 650 nm
  • low-cost diode pump
  • heavy water
  • tapered conventional fibres
  • optical pumping
  • 1064 nm
  • nanosecond laser
  • YAG laser
  • Nd
  • solid lasers
  • high-speed optical techniques
  • neodymium
  • optical fibres
  • 40 mW
  • YAl5O12

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