Supercontinuum

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In optics, supercontinuum is very broadband light that is generated by nonlinear processes.

Propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in a microstructured optical fiber. The input laser light (bottom of the picture, not visible before entry into the fiber) is near infrared and generates wavelengths covering most of the visible spectrum.
Propagation of ultrashort laser pulses in a microstructured optical fiber. The input laser light (bottom of the picture, not visible before entry into the fiber) is near infrared and generates wavelengths covering most of the visible spectrum.

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The Supercontinuum Laser Source: Fundamentals with Updated References, R. R. Alfano (Ed.), Springer, New York (2006).

Supercontinuum Generation in Photonic Crystal Fiber, J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, S. Coen, Reviews of Modern Physics 78 1135-1184 (2006).

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