Multioctave midinfrared supercontinuum generation in suspended-core chalcogenide fibers

Opt Lett. 2014 May 1;39(9):2684-7. doi: 10.1364/OL.39.002684.

Abstract

An As2S3 fiber-based supercontinuum source that covers 3500 nm, extending from near visible to the midinfrared, is successfully reported by using a 200-fs-pulsed pump with nJ-level energy at 2.5 μm. The main features of our fiber-based source are two-fold. On the one hand, a low-loss As2S3 microstructured optical fiber has been fabricated, with typical attenuation below 2 dB/m in the 1-4 μm wavelength range. On the other hand, a 20-mm-long microstructured fiber sample is sufficient to enable a spectral broadening, spreading from 0.6 to 4.1 μm in a 40 dB dynamic range.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arsenicals / chemistry*
  • Chalcogens / chemistry*
  • Energy Transfer
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Infrared Rays*
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Sulfides / chemistry*

Substances

  • Arsenicals
  • Chalcogens
  • Sulfides
  • arsenic trisulfide