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Supercontinuum, the Glossary

In optics, a supercontinuum is formed when a collection of nonlinear processes act together upon a pump beam in order to cause severe spectral broadening of the original pump beam, for example using a microstructured optical fiber.^[1]

36 relations: Backscatter, Boris P. Stoicheff, Chirp, Coupling loss, Dispersion (optics), Electromagnetic spectrum, Erbium, Fluorescence, Four-wave mixing, Infrared, Laser, Maser, Microstructured optical fiber, Modulational instability, Multi-mode optical fiber, Nanosecond, Optical coherence tomography, Optics, Phosphosilicate glass, Photonic-crystal fiber, Q-switching, Raman scattering, Robert Alfano, Scintillator, Self-phase modulation, Semiconductor, Silicon, Silicon dioxide, Silicon nitride, Slowly varying envelope approximation, Soliton (optics), Spectroscopy, Stokes shift, Waveguide (optics), Wavelength-division multiplexing, Ytterbium.

Backscatter

In physics, backscatter (or backscattering) is the reflection of waves, particles, or signals back to the direction from which they came.

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Boris P. Stoicheff

Boris P. Stoicheff,, (June 1, 1924 – April 15, 2010) was a Macedonian Canadian physicist.

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Chirp

A chirp is a signal in which the frequency increases (up-chirp) or decreases (down-chirp) with time.

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Coupling loss

Coupling loss, also known as connection loss, is the loss that occurs when energy is transferred from one circuit, circuit element, or medium to another.

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Dispersion (optics)

In optics and in wave propagation in general, dispersion is the phenomenon in which the phase velocity of a wave depends on its frequency; sometimes the term chromatic dispersion is used for specificity to optics in particular.

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Electromagnetic spectrum

The electromagnetic spectrum is the full range of electromagnetic radiation, organized by frequency or wavelength.

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Erbium

Erbium is a chemical element; it has symbol Er and atomic number 68.

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Fluorescence

Fluorescence is one of two kinds of emission of light by a substance that has absorbed light or other electromagnetic radiation.

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Four-wave mixing

Four-wave mixing (FWM) is an intermodulation phenomenon in nonlinear optics, whereby interactions between two or three wavelengths produce two or one new wavelengths. Supercontinuum and Four-wave mixing are nonlinear optics.

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Infrared

Infrared (IR; sometimes called infrared light) is electromagnetic radiation (EMR) with wavelengths longer than that of visible light but shorter than microwaves.

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Laser

A laser is a device that emits light through a process of optical amplification based on the stimulated emission of electromagnetic radiation.

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Maser

A maser is a device that produces coherent electromagnetic waves (microwaves), through amplification by stimulated emission.

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Microstructured optical fiber

Microstructured optical fibers (MOF) are optical fiber waveguides where guiding is obtained through manipulation of waveguide structure rather than its index of refraction.

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Modulational instability

In the fields of nonlinear optics and fluid dynamics, modulational instability or sideband instability is a phenomenon whereby deviations from a periodic waveform are reinforced by nonlinearity, leading to the generation of spectral-sidebands and the eventual breakup of the waveform into a train of pulses. Supercontinuum and modulational instability are nonlinear optics.

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Multi-mode optical fiber

Multi-mode optical fiber is a type of optical fiber mostly used for communication over short distances, such as within a building or on a campus.

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Nanosecond

A nanosecond (ns) is a unit of time in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one billionth of a second, that is, of a second, or 10 seconds.

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Optical coherence tomography

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an imaging technique that uses interferometry with short-coherence-length light to obtain micrometer-level depth resolution and uses transverse scanning of the light beam to form two- and three-dimensional images from light reflected from within biological tissue or other scattering media.

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Optics

Optics is the branch of physics that studies the behaviour and properties of light, including its interactions with matter and the construction of instruments that use or detect it.

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Phosphosilicate glass

Phosphosilicate glass, commonly referred to by the acronym PSG, is a silicate glass commonly used in semiconductor device fabrication for intermetal layers, i.e., insulating layers deposited between succeedingly higher metal or conducting layers, due to its effect in gettering alkali ions.

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Photonic-crystal fiber

Photonic-crystal fiber (PCF) is a class of optical fiber based on the properties of photonic crystals.

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Q-switching

Q-switching, sometimes known as giant pulse formation or Q-spoiling, is a technique by which a laser can be made to produce a pulsed output beam. Supercontinuum and q-switching are laser science.

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Raman scattering

In physics, Raman scattering or the Raman effect is the inelastic scattering of photons by matter, meaning that there is both an exchange of energy and a change in the light's direction.

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Robert Alfano

Robert Alfano is an Italian-American experimental physicist.

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Scintillator

A scintillator is a material that exhibits scintillation, the property of luminescence, when excited by ionizing radiation.

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Self-phase modulation

Self-phase modulation (SPM) is a nonlinear optical effect of light–matter interaction. Supercontinuum and Self-phase modulation are nonlinear optics.

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Semiconductor

A semiconductor is a material that has an electrical conductivity value falling between that of a conductor, such as copper, and an insulator, such as glass.

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Silicon

Silicon is a chemical element; it has symbol Si and atomic number 14.

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Silicon dioxide

Silicon dioxide, also known as silica, is an oxide of silicon with the chemical formula, commonly found in nature as quartz.

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Silicon nitride

Silicon nitride is a chemical compound of the elements silicon and nitrogen.

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Slowly varying envelope approximation

In physics, slowly varying envelope approximation (SVEA, sometimes also called slowly varying asymmetric approximation or SVAA) is the assumption that the envelope of a forward-travelling wave pulse varies slowly in time and space compared to a period or wavelength.

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[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercontinuum

Also known as Supercontinuum laser light.

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