Abstract
Summary form only given. Supercontinuum (SC) light with a 400-1600 nm spectrum has been generated in optical fibres using unamplified femtosecond Ti:sapphire lasers. The fibre can be a special microstructure (photonic crystal) fibre with a core surrounded by large air holes, or it can be a standard telecommunications fibre that is tapered-narrowed by heating and stretching. In both cases, the waveguide is essentially silica (diameter ~2 μm) surrounded by air. The small diameter and large refractive index step give high intensities and desirable dispersion characteristics. We demonstrate SC generation in fused couplers made by tapering two fibres together
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 412-413 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on - Duration: 1 Jan 2001 → … |
Conference
| Conference | Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on |
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| Period | 1/01/01 → … |
Keywords
- unamplified femtosecond Ti
- high intensities
- sapphire lasers
- photonic crystal fibre
- tapered fibres
- optical beam splitters
- 400 to 1600 nm
- large refractive index step
- optical fibre dispersion
- microstructure fibre
- SC generation
- dispersion characteristics
- beam splitters
- common narrow waist
- 2 micron
- light sources
- supercontinuum generation
- photonic band gap
- optical fibre couplers
- fused fibre couplers