Cross-coherence measurements of supercontinua generated in highly-nonlinear, dispersion shifted fiber at 1550 nm

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作者：

Nicholson, JW ^{[1
]}

Yan, MF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] OFS Labs, Murray Hill, NJ 07974 USA

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OPTICS EXPRESS | 2004年 / 12卷 / 04期

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D O I：

10.1364/OPEX.12.000679

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We present measurements of cross-coherence between independent supercontinua, generated at 1550 nm. An all-fiber supercontinuum source, consisting of a femtosecond fiber laser, fiber amplifier, and highly-nonlinear dispersion shifted fiber is characterized. Supercontinua generated from both 2 picosecond and 188 femtosecond pump pulses are considered. The continua generated with picosecond pulses show a degradation in coherence as the pump power is increased, whereas a high degree of cross-coherence over a broad wavelength range can be maintained when femtosecond pulses are used. (C) 2004 Optical Society of America.

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