Open AccessCompact multi-Watt picosecond coherent white light sources using multiple-taper fibers
Author(s) -
J. Teipel,
D. Türke,
Harald Gießen,
Andreas Zintl,
B. Braun
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.001734
Subject(s) - optics , picosecond , materials science , white light , laser , optical fiber , fiber laser , optoelectronics , physics
The combination of a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 picosecond laser source with tapered fibers allows the realization of a compact white light source with an average output power of up to 5.65 W. We generated supercontinua with a throughput of ~50% over a spectral range of up to 1140 nm by using a series of tapered fibers that were spliced together.