• DocumentCode
    1677727
  • Title

    Over an octave of infrared supercontinuum generation in robust multi-material chalcogenide nano-tapers

  • Author

    Shabahang, S. ; Tao, G. ; Abouraddy, A.F.

  • Author_Institution
    CREOL, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate infrared supercontinuum generation over more than one octave (0.85-2.35 μm) produced using a low-power 1.5-μm picosecond laser in robust multi-material step-index chalcogenide fiber nano-tapers with high index contrast.
  • Keywords
    chalcogenide glasses; optical fibres; supercontinuum generation; infrared supercontinuum generation; low-power picosecond laser; multimaterial step index chalcogenide fiber nanotapers; wavelength 0.85 mum to 2.35 mum; Glass; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber dispersion; Silicon compounds; Supercontinuum generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326565