Open AccessAmplified spontaneous emission pulses for high‐power supercontinuum generation
Author(s) -
Liu Huan Huan,
Chow Kin Kee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2051-3305
DOI - 10.1049/joe.2016.0006
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , power (physics) , amplified spontaneous emission , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , optics , laser , photonic crystal fiber , wavelength , quantum mechanics
The authors demonstrate an incoherent light source based on a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier as pump for high‐power supercontinuum generation for the first time. The obtained power level is about 160 mW and 20 dB spectral bandwidth is around 170 nm.