10.5 W time-averaged power mid-IR supercontinuum generation extending beyond 4 μm With direct pulse pattern modulation

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 422-434

  Xia, Chenan ^a   Xu, Zhao ^a   Islam, Mohammed N ^a,b   Terry Jr , Fred L ^a   Freeman, Mike J ^b   Zakel, Andy ^b   Mauricio, Jeremiah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Omni Sciences Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber laser; Mid IR; Modulation; Supercontinuum (SC)

Indexed keywords

ALL FIBERS; AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS; AVERAGE POWER; CLADDING-PUMPED FIBERS; CONTINUOUS SPECTRUM; DIFFRACTION-LIMITED BEAMS; FIBER BENDS; FLUORIDE FIBERS; GENERATION PROCESS; GLASS MATERIALS; LASER DIODES; LONG WAVELENGTHS; MATERIAL LOSS; MID-IR; NUMERICAL APERTURES; PULSE PATTERNS; PULSE REPETITION RATES; PUMP POWER; SPECTRAL WIDTHS; STANDARD SINGLE-MODE FIBERS; SUPER-CONTINUUM GENERATIONS; SUPERCONTINUUM (SC); THERMAL COATINGS; THERMAL MODELING; TIME-AVERAGED; ZBLAN FIBERS;

FIBER AMPLIFIERS; GLASS; LASER CLADDING; MODULATION; POWER SPECTRUM; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PUMPING (LASER);

FIBERS;

EID: 64549114918     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2008.2010233     Document Type: Article

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