High power 29 W CW supercontinuum source

The authors report a 29 W CW supercontinuum spanning 1.06-1.67 mum with a spectral power density of 50 mW/nm up to 1.4 mum generated in a double-zero PCF. The dynamics of formation are analyzed.

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