Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 7, 705003(2011)

Experimental Research on Supercontinuum Generation from Nanosecond Pulse and Conventional Single Mode Fiber

Liu Chu1,2、*, Eric Rees3, Toni Laurila3, Jian Shuisheng1,2, and Clemens Kaminski3,4
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • 3Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Cambridge, Pembroke Street, CB2 3RA, UK
  • 4SAOT School of Advanced Optical Technologies, Friedrich Alexander University, D-91054 Erlangen, Germany
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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical communication

    Received: Jan. 30, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 14, 2011

    The Author Email: Chu Liu (07111018@bjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201138.0705003

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