ABSTRACT We numerically study spectral and noise properties of picosecond pulse pumped supercontinuum using an incoherent continuous wave trigger with 1% pump intensity. We have swept the trigger central wavelength… Click to show full abstract
ABSTRACT We numerically study spectral and noise properties of picosecond pulse pumped supercontinuum using an incoherent continuous wave trigger with 1% pump intensity. We have swept the trigger central wavelength from 1404 to 1724 nm, and observe obvious improvement in the SC bandwidth and moderate enhancement of SNR when the ASE-based CW-trigger is located at a proper wavelength range. We also varied the trigger bandwidth from 0.5 to 6 nm and find a reduced effect of the trigger when its associated coherence time decreases below the duration of the temporal pump pulse. Finally, we have varied the pump pulse peak intensity from 20 W to 120 W to demonstrate the power dependency of the suggested CW triggering technique.
               
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