Title :
Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in concatenated fluoride and chalcogenide glass fibers covering more than three octaves
Author :
Kubat, I. ; Petersen, C.R. ; Moller, U.V. ; Seddon, A. ; Benson, T. ; Brilland, L. ; Mechin, D. ; Moselund, P.M. ; Bang, Ole
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Supercontinuum is generated in concatenated ZBLAN and As2Se3 fibers. Initially, a 0.9-4.1mm supercontinuum is obtained by pumping the ZBLAN fiber with a Tm laser, which then continues to broaden to 0.9-9um in As2Se3 fiber.
Keywords :
aluminium compounds; arsenic compounds; barium compounds; chalcogenide glasses; glass fibres; lanthanum compounds; optical fibres; optical pumping; sodium compounds; solid lasers; supercontinuum generation; zirconium compounds; As2Se3; ZBLAN; chalcogenide glass fibers; concatenated fluoride glass fibers; mid-infrared supercontinuum generation; optical pumping; wavelength 0.9 mum to 9 mum; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Pump lasers; Solitons; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA