High power, ultra-broadband supercontinuum source based on highly GeO2 doped silica fiber

Deepak Jain, Raghuraman Sidharthan, Peter M. Moselund, Seongwoo Yoo, Daryl Ho, Ole Bang

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    Abstract

    We demonstrate a 74 mol % GeO2 doped fiber for mid-infrared supercontinuum generation. Experiments ensure a highest output power for a broadest spectrum from 700nm to 3200nm from this fiber, while being pumped by a broadband 4 stage Erbium fiber based MOPA. The effect of repetition rate of pump source and length of Germania-doped fiber has also been investigated. Further, Germania doped fiber has been pumped by conventional Silica based photonic crystal fiber supercontinuum source. At low power, a considerable broadening of 200-300nm was observed. Further broadening of spectrum was limited due to limited power of pump source. Our investigations reveal the unexploited potential of Germania doped fiber for mid-infrared supercontinuum generation. This measurement ensures a possibility of Germania based photonic crystal fiber or a step-index fiber supercontinuum source for high power ultra-broad band emission being pumped a 1060nm or a 1550nm laser source. To the best of our knowledge, this is the record power, ultra-broadband, and all-fiberized SC light source based on Silica and Germania fiber ever demonstrated to the date.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of SPIE
    Number of pages4
    Volume10083
    PublisherSPIE - International Society for Optical Engineering
    Publication date2017
    Article number1008318
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2017
    EventFiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems - The Moscone Center, San Francisco, United States
    Duration: 27 Jan 20171 Feb 2017
    Conference number: 14

    Conference

    ConferenceFiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems
    Number14
    LocationThe Moscone Center
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CitySan Francisco
    Period27/01/201701/02/2017
    SeriesProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
    ISSN0277-786X

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