35W high power all fiber supercontinuum generation in PCF with picosecond MOPA laser

Abstract: We demonstrate 35W high power all fiber supercontinuum generation by pumping photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a 57.7W picosecond fiber MOPA. The picosecond fiber MOPA pumped supercontinuum source exhibits an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of up to 61.7%, covering a spectral range from 600nm to beyond 1700nm. The compact and practical configuration of this supercontinuum source has potential to achieve higher power scale together with perfect continuum spectrum. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]