Broadband normal dispersion pumping supercontinuum(SC) generation in silica photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is investigated in this paper.A 1064-nm picosecond fiber laser is used to pump silica PCF for the SC generation.T...Broadband normal dispersion pumping supercontinuum(SC) generation in silica photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is investigated in this paper.A 1064-nm picosecond fiber laser is used to pump silica PCF for the SC generation.The length of PCF is optimized for the most efficient stimulated Raman scattering process in the picosecond pump pulse region.The first stimulated Raman Stokes peak is located in the anomalous dispersion regime of the PCF and near the zero dispersion wavelength;thus the SC generation process can benefit from both a normal dispersion pumping scheme and an anomalous dispersion pumping scheme.The 51.7-W SC spanning from about 700 nm to beyond 1700 nm is generated with an all-fiber configuration,and the pump-to-SC conversion efficiency is up to 90%.In order to avoid the output fiber end face damage and increase the stability of the system,an improved output solution for the high power SC is proposed in our experiment.This high-efficiency near-infrared SC source is very suitable for applications in which average output power and spectral power density are firstly desirable.展开更多
Picosecond pulse pumped supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber is investigated by performing a series of comparative experiments. The main purpose is to investigate the supercontinuum generation processes...Picosecond pulse pumped supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber is investigated by performing a series of comparative experiments. The main purpose is to investigate the supercontinuum generation processes excited by a given pump source through the experimental study of some specific fibers. A 20-W all-fiber picosecond master oscillator-power amplifier (MOPA) laser is used to pump three different kinds of photonic crystal fibers for supercontinuum generation. Three diverse supercontinuum formation processes are observed to correspond to photonic crystal fibers with distinct dispersion properties. The experimental results are consistent with the relevant theoretical results. Based on the above analyses, a watt-level broadband white light supercontinuum source spanning from 500 nm to beyond 1700 nm is demonstrated by using a picosecond fiber laser in combination with the matched photonic crystal fiber. The limitation of the group velocity matching curve of the photonic crystal fiber is also discussed in the paper.展开更多
基金supported by the International Science and Technology Cooperation Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant No. 2012DFG11470)the State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61235008)+3 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10904173,11004247,11274385,61077076,and 61007037)the Science Foundation for Distinguished Young Scholars of Hunan Province,China (Grant No. 12JJ1010)the Postgraduate Innovation Foundation of Hunan Province,China (Grant No. CX2011B034)the Postgraduate Innovation Foundation of National University of Defense Technology,China (Grant No. B110704)
文摘Broadband normal dispersion pumping supercontinuum(SC) generation in silica photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is investigated in this paper.A 1064-nm picosecond fiber laser is used to pump silica PCF for the SC generation.The length of PCF is optimized for the most efficient stimulated Raman scattering process in the picosecond pump pulse region.The first stimulated Raman Stokes peak is located in the anomalous dispersion regime of the PCF and near the zero dispersion wavelength;thus the SC generation process can benefit from both a normal dispersion pumping scheme and an anomalous dispersion pumping scheme.The 51.7-W SC spanning from about 700 nm to beyond 1700 nm is generated with an all-fiber configuration,and the pump-to-SC conversion efficiency is up to 90%.In order to avoid the output fiber end face damage and increase the stability of the system,an improved output solution for the high power SC is proposed in our experiment.This high-efficiency near-infrared SC source is very suitable for applications in which average output power and spectral power density are firstly desirable.
基金supported by the State Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61235008)the Postgraduate Innovation Foundation of National University of Defense Technology,China(Grant No.B110704)
文摘Picosecond pulse pumped supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber is investigated by performing a series of comparative experiments. The main purpose is to investigate the supercontinuum generation processes excited by a given pump source through the experimental study of some specific fibers. A 20-W all-fiber picosecond master oscillator-power amplifier (MOPA) laser is used to pump three different kinds of photonic crystal fibers for supercontinuum generation. Three diverse supercontinuum formation processes are observed to correspond to photonic crystal fibers with distinct dispersion properties. The experimental results are consistent with the relevant theoretical results. Based on the above analyses, a watt-level broadband white light supercontinuum source spanning from 500 nm to beyond 1700 nm is demonstrated by using a picosecond fiber laser in combination with the matched photonic crystal fiber. The limitation of the group velocity matching curve of the photonic crystal fiber is also discussed in the paper.
