More than 100-wavelength-channel picosecond optical pulse generation from single laser source using supercontinuum in optical fibres

Abstract

A novel method for generating multiwavelength-channel picosecond optical pulses from a single laser source is proposed using supercontinuum in optical fibres combined with an all-fibre birefringent periodic filter. More than 100-wavelength-channel, 10 ps optical pulses are generated simultaneously over a 1.224–1.394 μm spectral range with a 1.9 nm spacing using a 7.6 ps Nd : YLF laser pulse source.