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Experimental and numerical investigation of fundamental noise on supercontinuum generated in microstructure fiber

Published

Author(s)

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

Abstract

Supercontinuua generated in microstructure fiber can exhibit amplitude fluctuations of 70%. Experimental and numerical studies of this broadband noise reveal its fundamental and quantum origins: input pulse shot noise and spontaneous Raman scattering.
Volume
QM
Conference Dates
June 1-6, 2003
Conference Location
Baltimore, MD
Conference Title
23rd annual Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2003) and the 11th Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 2003)

Keywords

fiber optics, nonlinear optics, Quantum noise, Supercontinuum generation

Citation

Corwin, K. , Newbury, N. , Washburn, B. , Diddams, S. , Dudley, J. , Coen, S. and Windeler, R. (2003), Experimental and numerical investigation of fundamental noise on supercontinuum generated in microstructure fiber, 23rd annual Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO 2003) and the 11th Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS 2003), Baltimore, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=30887 (Accessed October 7, 2024)

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Created June 1, 2003, Updated February 19, 2017