Power-efficient coherent supercontinuum generation by two-color pulses pumping in a highly nonlinear fiber

A coherent supercontinuum generator based on coherent two-color pulses pumping in a highly nonlinear fiber is proposed. Supercontinuum with a 20-dB width of 150 nm is achieved at a modest pump power of 24 dBm.

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