Title :
Maximizing the supercontinuum bandwidth in As2S3 chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Weiblen, R.J. ; Hu, J. ; Menyuk, C.R. ; Shaw, L.B. ; Sanghera, J.S. ; Aggarwal, I.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
We simulate supercontinuum generation in an As2S3 chalcogenide photonic crystal fiber with a hexagonal structure, optimizing the fiber pitch and pulse duration with a 2.8 μm laser source in order to maximize the output bandwidth.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; holey fibres; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; As2S3; chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers; fiber pitch optimisation; pulse duration optimisation; supercontinuum bandwidth; supercontinuum generation; wavelength 2.8 mum; Bandwidth; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Supercontinuum generation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
