@misc{Písařík_M._Thulium-doped, author={Písařík, M. and Peterka, P. and Aubrecht, J. and Cajzl, J. and Benda, A. and Mareš, D. and Todorov, F. and Podrazký, O. and Honzátko, P. and Kašík, I.}, pages={223-231}, howpublished={online}, abstract={We demonstrated two methods of increasing the bandwidth of a broadband light source based on amplified spontaneous emission in thulium-doped fibres. Firstly, we have shown by means of a comprehensive numerical model that the full-width at half maximum of the thulium-doped fibre based broadband source can be more than doubled by using specially tailored spectral filter placed in front of the mirror in a double-pass configuration of the amplified spontaneous emission source. The broadening can be achieved with only a small expense of the output power. Secondly, we report results of the experimental thulium-doped fibre broadband source, including fibre characteristics and performance of the thulium-doped fibre in a ring laser setup. The spectrum broadening was achieved by balancing the backward amplified spontaneous emission with back-reflected forward emission.}, type={Article}, title={Thulium-doped fibre broadband source for spectral region near 2 micrometers}, keywords={fibre lasers, amplified spontaneous emission, thulium-doped fibres}, }