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Experimental long-term survey of mid-infrared supercontinuum source based on As2S3 suspended-core fibers
- Source :
- Applied Physics B. 122
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2016.
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Abstract
- The evolution of supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide suspended-core microstructured optical fibers is studied with regard to their exposure to the room atmosphere. We report the experimental proof of aging-induced supercontinuum generation drift in chalcogenide microstructured fibers. Mid-infrared supercontinuum covering the 2.5–5.5-µm spectral region is demonstrated in a fresh and 7-month-aged counterpart As2S3 fibers, by means of a home-built multistage oscillator power amplifier delivering 300 fs pulses at a repetition rate of 43 MHz in the 3.0–4.1-µm range. Numerical simulations based on the generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation confirm the significant alteration of supercontinuum generation due to increasing fundamental OH and SH absorption bands.
- Subjects :
- Optical fiber
Materials science
Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)
Chalcogenide
General Physics and Astronomy
02 engineering and technology
01 natural sciences
law.invention
010309 optics
symbols.namesake
chemistry.chemical_compound
Optics
law
0103 physical sciences
Absorption (electromagnetic radiation)
Nonlinear Schrödinger equation
Quantum optics
business.industry
Amplifier
General Engineering
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Supercontinuum
Core (optical fiber)
chemistry
symbols
0210 nano-technology
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 14320649 and 09462171
- Volume :
- 122
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Applied Physics B
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........3444c44e0e3b3a18fb16cd9e8ac65d49