| Issue |
J. Eur. Opt. Soc.-Rapid Publ.
Volume 1, 2006
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 06012 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.2971/jeos.2006.06012 | |
| Published online | 08 September 2006 | |
Regular papers
Compact supercontinuum source for the visible using gain-switched Ti:Sapphire laser as pump
1
Optics and Molecular Materials, Helsinki University of Technology, P.O. Box 3500, FI-02015 TKK, Finland
2
Arctic Photonics, Sinikalliontie 4, FI-02630 Espoo, Finland
Received:
3
August
2006
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.
Key words: Supercontinuum generation / gain-switching / nonlinear fiber optics
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