Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 10, Issue 12, 120603(2012)

Cascaded PCF tapers for flat broadband supercontinuum generation

Haihuan Chen, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, and Jing Hou

We report the fabrication of cascaded photonic crystal fiber (PCF) tapers in monolithic design. Flat broadband supercontinuum (SC) generation in cascaded PCF tapers pumped by sub-nanosecond pulses from a 1 064-nm microchip laser is demonstrated. The spectral width (20 dB) extends from 0.47 to 1.67 \mu m. In the optimal configuration, an ultraflat (3 dB) spectrum from 500 to 1 000 nm is achieved.

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Haihuan Chen, Zilun Chen, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou. Cascaded PCF tapers for flat broadband supercontinuum generation[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2012, 10(12): 120603

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Received: Jul. 5, 2012

Accepted: Aug. 7, 2012

Published Online: Nov. 28, 2012

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DOI:10.3788/col201210.120603

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