Title :
Low-threshold supercontinuum generation in dispersion engineered highly nonlinear chalcogenide fiber nanowires
Author :
Dong-Il Yeom ; Magi, E.C. ; Lamont, Michael R. E. ; Libin Fu ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report fabrication of chalcogenide nanowires with tailored dispersion enabling low-threshold soliton fission leading to supercontinuum generation. Tapered sub-micron chalcogenide fiber exhibit record ultrahigh nonlinearity (γ ~ 54.1/W/m), over 50,000 times standard silica fiber, and anomalous dispersion.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; nanotechnology; nanowires; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical solitons; supercontinuum generation; chalcogenide nanowire fabrication; dispersion engineering; low-threshold soliton fission; low-threshold supercontinuum generation; tapered sub-micron chalcogenide fiber; ultrahigh nonlinearity; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nanowires; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical solitons; Optical variables control; Silicon compounds; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528571
