Abstract
We propose a novel method of the supercontinuum (SC) generation, in which the extremely flat SC spectrum can be obtained by the Kerr nonlinearity in a distributed optical fiber amplifier. We successfully demonstrate the SC generation over 34 nm using a 1-km-long Erbium-doped fiber.
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