Mid-infrared strong spectral broadening in microstructured tapered chalcogenide AsSe fiber

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 8237, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Duhant, M ^a   Renard, W ^a   Canat, G ^a   Troles J ^b   Toupin, P ^b   Brilland, L ^c   Smektala, F ^d   Betourne A ^e   Bourdon, P ^a   Renversez, G ^e  

^a ONERA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c PERFOS Plate forme d 'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Fibres Optiques Spéciales   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

chalcogenide fiber; infrared; supercontinuum generation; tapered fiber

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL WAVELENGTH; CORE DIAMETERS; MIDINFRARED; MODE-LOCKED LASER; PEAK POWER; SPECTRAL BROADENING; SUPERCONTINUUM; TAPERED FIBER; ZERO-DISPERSION WAVELENGTH;

FIBER LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHASE CHANGE MEMORY; PUMPING (LASER); SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION;

FIBERS;

EID: 84859632908     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.907897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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