title: Supercontinuum self-Q-switched ytterbium fiber laser.
abstract: We have discovered a new mechanism for passive Q switching of fiber lasers. 10-kW peak power pulses with ~2-ns pulse widths are reported from a diode-pumped ytterbium-doped fiber laser. The laser generates a high-brightness Raman-dominated supercontinuum spectrum covering the complete window of transparency of silica fiber in the infrared from 1.06 to 2.3 mum.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Chernikov
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: V P
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Gapontsev