White-light supercontinuum generation in normally dispersive optical fiber using original multi-wavelength pumping system.
We report on the experimental demonstration of a white-light supercontinuum generation in normally dispersive singlemode air-silica microstructured fiber. We demonstrate that the simultaneous excitation of the microstuctured fiber in its normal and anomalous dispersion regimes using the fundamental and second harmonic signals of a passively Q-switched microchip laser leads to a homogeneous supercontinuum in the visible range. This pumping scheme allows the suppression of the cascaded Raman effect predominance in favor of an efficient spectrum broadening induced by parametric phenomena. A flat supercontinuum extended from 400 to 700 nm is achieved.
Champert
Pierre-Alain
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Couderc
Vincent
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Leproux
Philippe
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Février
Sébastien
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Tombelaine
Vincent
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Labonté
Laurent
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Roy
Philippe
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Froehly
Claude
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Nérin
Philippe
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