
Initial development of supercontinuum in fibers with anomalous dispersion pumped by nanosecond - long pulses
Author(s) -
N. Korneev,
E. A. Kuzin,
B. Ibarra-Escamilla,
M. Bello-Jimènez,
A. Flores-Rosas
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.16.002636
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , nanosecond , optics , materials science , dispersion (optics) , self phase modulation , raman scattering , optical fiber , fiber , pulse (music) , range (aeronautics) , raman spectroscopy , photonic crystal fiber , nonlinear optics , laser , physics , detector , composite material
We propose and compare with experimental data a two-stage model of supercontinuum formation in a fiber for nanosecond-long pulse with intensities in 10 W range. As a result of the first stage, the sea of solitons is formed. The second stage is spectrum modification because of Raman interaction.