Supercontinuum generation in an imaging fiber taper

Kebin Shi, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto, Zhiwen Liu

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Abstract

We report on supercontinuum generation in individual fibers of a commercial Schott imaging fiber taper. Supercontinuum spectrum covering a wavelength range from about 500 nm to 1 μm was obtained. Unlike conventional approaches which use either a single micro-structured photonic crystal fiber (PCF) or an individual fiber or PCF taper, the availability of many fibers in an imaging taper can open new possibilities to independently and controllably generate supercontinuum arrays.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)12359-12364
Number of pages6
JournalOptics Express
Volume14
Issue number25
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 11 2006

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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