Supercontinuum generation system for optical coherence tomography based on tapered photonic crystal fibre.
We report smooth and broad continuum generation using a compact femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser as a pump source and a tapered photonic crystal fibre as a nonlinear element. Spectral output is optimized for use in optical coherence tomography, providing a maximum longitudinal resolution of 1.5 microm in free space at 809 nm centre wavelength without use of additional spectral filtering.
Humbert
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Wadsworth
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Leon-Saval
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Knight
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Birks
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St J Russell
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Lederer
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Kopf
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Wiesauer
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Breuer
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Stifter
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