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We report on the experimental demonstration of a supercontinuum generation in a highly birefringent nonlinear microstructured optical fiber by use of a sub-nanosecond passively Q-switched Yb-doped double-clad fiber laser. The powerful, low-cost sub-nanosecond pulses produced by the fiber laser source permit one to generate a flat supercontinuum between 1064 and 1600 nm and a more structured spectral broadening down to 400 nm is also initiated.
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Laroche, M., Leproux, P., Couderc, V. et al. Compact sub-nanosecond wideband laser source for biological applications. Appl. Phys. B 86, 601–604 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-006-2504-7
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