• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 4, 041403 (2021)
Yihuai Zhu1, Zhijian Zheng1、2, Xiaogang Ge1, Geguo Du3, Shuangchen Ruan1、2, Chunyu Guo1、*, Peiguang Yan1, Ping Hua1, Linzhong Xia4, and Qitao Lü5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2College of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
  • 3College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 4Shenzhen Institute of Information Technology, Shenzhen 518172, China
  • 5Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518057, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202119.041403 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yihuai Zhu, Zhijian Zheng, Xiaogang Ge, Geguo Du, Shuangchen Ruan, Chunyu Guo, Peiguang Yan, Ping Hua, Linzhong Xia, Qitao Lü. High-power, ultra-broadband supercontinuum source based upon 1/1.5 µm dual-band pumping[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(4): 041403 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Experimental setup. WDM, wavelength division multiplexer; LD, laser diode pump; CPS, cladding power stripper; MFA, mode field adapter; PCF, photonic crystal fiber; HNLF, highly nonlinear fiber; SC, supercontinuum. (b) Calculated dispersion curve. The inset shows the end face of the PCF. (c) Measured transmission loss of the PCF.
    Fig. 1. (a) Experimental setup. WDM, wavelength division multiplexer; LD, laser diode pump; CPS, cladding power stripper; MFA, mode field adapter; PCF, photonic crystal fiber; HNLF, highly nonlinear fiber; SC, supercontinuum. (b) Calculated dispersion curve. The inset shows the end face of the PCF. (c) Measured transmission loss of the PCF.
    (a) Spectral evolution of the 1/1.5 µm mixed pump with various output powers. (b) Output powers of the 1/1.5 µm radiations from the dual-band fiber amplifier. Output pulse trains at (c) 1 µm and (d) 1.5 µm at the maximum output power.
    Fig. 2. (a) Spectral evolution of the 1/1.5 µm mixed pump with various output powers. (b) Output powers of the 1/1.5 µm radiations from the dual-band fiber amplifier. Output pulse trains at (c) 1 µm and (d) 1.5 µm at the maximum output power.
    Spectral evolution of the supercontinuum measured after (a) 1.4 m, (b) 5 m, and (c) 8 m PCF.
    Fig. 3. Spectral evolution of the supercontinuum measured after (a) 1.4 m, (b) 5 m, and (c) 8 m PCF.
    (a) Output power of the generated supercontinuum measured after different lengths of HNLF as a function of the pump power. (b) Spectral evolution of the generated supercontinuum measured after 0.2 m HNLF.
    Fig. 4. (a) Output power of the generated supercontinuum measured after different lengths of HNLF as a function of the pump power. (b) Spectral evolution of the generated supercontinuum measured after 0.2 m HNLF.
    Length HNLF (m)Wavelength range (nm)Output power (W)
    10890–26004.14
    4810–27005.62
    1650–28007.80
    0.2500–30009.01
    Table 1. Characteristics of the Supercontinuum Measured After Various Lengths of HNLF
    Yihuai Zhu, Zhijian Zheng, Xiaogang Ge, Geguo Du, Shuangchen Ruan, Chunyu Guo, Peiguang Yan, Ping Hua, Linzhong Xia, Qitao Lü. High-power, ultra-broadband supercontinuum source based upon 1/1.5 µm dual-band pumping[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(4): 041403
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