Power dependence of supercontinuum noise in uniform and tapered PCFs.
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We experimentally investigate the noise properties of picosecond supercontinuum spectra generated at different power levels in uniform and tapered photonic crystal fibers. We show that the noise at the spectral edges of the generated supercontinuum is at a constant level independent on the pump power in both tapered and uniform fibers. At high input power the spectral bandwidth is limited by the infrared loss edge, this however has no effect on the noise properties.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics express
دوره 20 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012