Continuous-wave optical fiber based supercontinuum light source

Z. G. Lu; Y. Song; J. R. Liu; X. P. Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.743782

19 November 2007 Continuous-wave optical fiber based supercontinuum light source

Z. G. Lu, Y. Song, J. R. Liu, X. P. Zhang

Proceedings Volume 6782, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices II; 678213 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.743782
Event: Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 2007, Wuhan, China

Abstract

We have demonstrated a continuum-wave (CW) supercontinuum (SC) fiber light source with over 1000 nm bandwidth based on a low-cost erbium/ytterbium co-doped double-cladding fiber ring cavity laser. Based on the observation to the SC evolvement, we have experimentally analyzed the detailed contributions of several nonlinear effects within highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber (HNLF). Our experimental results have clearly indicated that four-wave mixing (FWM) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) play key roles in CW-pumped SC generation. At the same time, self-phase modulation (SPM) mainly contributes to generate new frequency components near the peaks that appear in the form of the spectra broadening while cross-phase modulation (XPM) enhances the broadening of peaks.

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Z. G. Lu, Y. Song, J. R. Liu, and X. P. Zhang "Continuous-wave optical fiber based supercontinuum light source", Proc. SPIE 6782, Optoelectronic Materials and Devices II, 678213 (19 November 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.743782

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