Generation of a continuum extending to the midinfrared by pumping ZBLAN fiber with an ultrafast 1550-nm source

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 91-93

  Hagen, C L ^a,b   Walewski, J W ^b   Sanders, S T ^b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Erbium doped fiber laser; Fluoride; Picosecond; Supercontinuum

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER LASERS; FLUORIDE; PICOSECOND; SPECTRAL RADIANCE;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER AMPLIFIERS; FIBER LASERS; RAMAN SCATTERING; SOLITONS;

ENERGY RELEASE RATE;

EID: 33749818034     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.860390     Document Type: Article

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