title: Continuous-wave, high-power, Raman continuum generation in holey fibers.
abstract: The possibility of using low pump power for cw Raman continuum generation is demonstrated by optimization of the pump peak power and by accounting for the loss-related reduction of the effective length of Raman interaction in holey fibers. A 3.8-W, 324-nm-wide cw Raman continuum with a spectral power density higher than 10 mW/nm is generated in a completely fiber-integrated, single-mode format.
authors.affiliation: Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2 BW, England.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Avdokhin
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Popov
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Taylor