title: Q-switched Yb-doped nonlinear microstructured fiber laser for the emission of broadband spectrum.
abstract: We report on an innovative configuration of a supercontinuum laser based on an Yb-doped nonlinear microstructured fiber. Due to this particular fiber design combining amplification and nonlinear properties, a wideband output spectrum is generated in the fiber under the Q-switched regime. By exploiting stimulated Brillouin scattering, high peak power pulses are achieved and contribute to a spectral broadening due to a nonlinear wavelength conversion process. Both infrared (1000-1200 nm) and visible (650-750 nm) spectra are generated with an average power of 200 mW.
authors.affiliation: Xlim, Photonics Department, UMR CNRS 6172, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges, France.
authors.forename: Aude
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Laroche
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Philippe
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Leproux
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Auguste