Novel coherent supercontinuum light sources based on all-normal dispersion fibers [Elektronische Ressource] / Alexander Heidt. Gutachter: Hartmut Bartelt ; Erich Rohwer ; John Dudley

Novel coherent supercontinuum lightsources based on all-normal dispersionfibersDissertationzur Erlangung des akademischen Gradesdoctor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat.)vorgelegt dem Rat der Physikalisch-Astronomischen Fakultätder Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jenavon Dipl. Phys. Alexander Heidtgeboren am 22. Juli 1981 in Offenbach / Main.Gutachter1. Prof. Dr. Hartmut Bartelt, Universität Jena2. Prof. Dr. Erich Rohwer, University of Stellenbosch3. Prof. Dr. John Dudley, Université Besançon4. Prof. Dr. Jonathan Knight, University of BathTag der Disputation: 05.07.2011Die vorliegende Arbeit wurde im Rahmen eines bi-nationalen Cotutelle Abkommenszwischen der Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena und der University of Stellenbosch(Südafrika) erstellt.This thesis was prepared in the framework of a bi-national Cotutelle agreement betweenthe Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena and the University of Stellenbosch (SouthAfrica).AbstractThe concept of broadband coherent supercontinuum (SC) generation in all-normal dis-persion (ANDi) fibers in the near-infrared, visible and ultraviolet (UV) spectral regionsis introduced and investigated in detail. In numerical studies, explicit design criteria areestablished for ANDi photonic crystal fiber (PCF) designs that allow the generation offlat and smooth ultrabroad spectral profiles without significant fine structure and withexcellent stability and coherence properties.