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Generating quiet continua: noise limitations to supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber

Published

Author(s)

J M. Dudley, S. Coen, Nathan R. Newbury, Kristan L. Corwin, Scott Diddams, Brian Washburn, R Windeler

Abstract

SC generation in photonic crystal fiber can be associated with intensity fluctuations arising from the nonlinear amplification of input pulse noise. Experiments and simulations are used to identify system parameters which minimize these fluctuations.
Proceedings Title
Bragg Gratings Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides
Conference Dates
September 1-3, 2003
Conference Location
Monterey, CA, US

Keywords

photonic crystal fibers, supercontinuum, nonlinear fiber optics

Citation

Dudley, J. , Coen, S. , Newbury, N. , Corwin, K. , Diddams, S. , Washburn, B. and Windeler, R. (2003), Generating quiet continua: noise limitations to supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber, Bragg Gratings Photosensitivity and Poling in Glass Waveguides, Monterey, CA, US, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=31351 (Accessed May 5, 2024)
Created August 31, 2003, Updated October 12, 2021