Generation of supercontinuum and its theoretical study in three-ring silica microstructured optical fibers

被引:9
作者
Ghosh, Debashri [1 ]
Roy, Samudra [1 ]
Pal, Mrinmay [1 ]
Pal, Atasi [1 ]
Bhadra, Shyamal K. [1 ]
McCarthy, John [2 ]
Bookey, Henry [2 ]
Kar, Ajoy [2 ]
机构
[1] Cent Glass & Ceram Res Inst, Fiber Opt Lab, Council Sci & Ind Res, Kolkata 700032, India
[2] Heriot Watt Univ, Sch Engn & Phys Sci, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; ZERO-DISPERSION WAVELENGTH; ULTRASHORT SOLITON PULSES; FABRICATION;
D O I
10.1364/AO.48.000G12
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
We report supercontinuum generation in nonlinear microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) especially fabricated in a two-step stack and draw process having three rings of airholes. High air-filling fraction (>0.9) is obtained in a simple and straightforward way during the drawing process which is essential to enhance nonlinearity. Two of the fabricated samples are characterized and zero dispersion wavelength is tailored to achieve efficient pumping in the anomalous group velocity dispersion regime. The characteristics of the supercontinuum band as observed experimentally show good agreement with the predicted numerically simulated results, where soliton mediated dispersive waves are distinctly observed. (C) 2009 Optical Society of America
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页码:G12 / G20
页数:9
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