Title :
Mid-IR frequency conversion and supercontinuum generation in polymer-coated chalcogenide microfibers
Author :
Godin, Thomas ; Sylvestre, Thibaut ; Dudley, John M. ; Ahmad, Rabiah ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Inst. FEMTO-ST, Univ. de Franche-Comte, Besancon, France
Abstract :
We demonstrate parametric frequency conversion with large frequency shift up to 30 THz and super continuum generation in the mid-infrared by pumping polymer-coated chalcogenide optical microfibers with a femto second optical parametric oscillator.
Keywords :
glass fibres; micro-optics; optical fibres; optical films; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric oscillators; optical polymers; polymer films; supercontinuum generation; femtosecond optical parametric oscillator; frequency shift; mid-IR frequency conversion; parametric frequency conversion; polymer-coated chalcogenide optical microfibers; pumping; supercontinuum generation; Absorption; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Optical fibers; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics; Nonlinear optics; mid-infrared photonics; modulation instability; supercontinuum generation; tapered fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2766-1
DOI :
10.1109/SUM.2014.115
