Three-octave spanning supercontinuum generation in a fluoride (ZBLAN) fiber

M. Michalska; J. Swiderski

doi:10.1117/12.2030366

25 July 2013 Three-octave spanning supercontinuum generation in a fluoride (ZBLAN) fiber

M. Michalska, J. Swiderski

Proceedings Volume 8902, Electron Technology Conference 2013; 89021A (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030366
Event: Electron Technology Conference 2013, 2013, Ryn, Poland

Abstract

We demonstrate broadband supercontinuum (SC) generation in a single-mode fluoride (ZBLAN) fiber pumped by 1.55 μm nanosecond pulses amplified in a cascade of fiber amplifiers. The recorded spectrum spread from ~ 900 nm to 3600 nm. The total output power was measured to be 0.66 W in entire spectral band. Over 65% of this power corresponded to wavelengths longer than 1.65 μm. The SC spectrum was generated in two steps: first the ~1 ns pulses were broken in a single-mode silica fiber (SMF) into a train of shorter sub-pulses leading to initial spectrum extension (from ~1.4 to 2.2 μm) and then the spectrum was further broadened into a ZBLAN fiber. The performance of the SC source is described.

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M. Michalska and J. Swiderski "Three-octave spanning supercontinuum generation in a fluoride (ZBLAN) fiber", Proc. SPIE 8902, Electron Technology Conference 2013, 89021A (25 July 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2030366

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