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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)
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 6, 2025)