Title :
Broadband Supercontinuum in As2Se3 wires by suppression of two-photon absorption
Author :
Al-kadry, A.M. ; Baker, Chams ; El Amraoui, M. ; Messaddeq, Younes ; Rochette, Martin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., McGill Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We report the generation of a supercontinuum spanning over 1260-2200 nm in a 10 cm long As2Se3 wire pumped at 1550 nm, by avoiding the effects of two-photon absorption normally observed at this pump wavelength.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; infrared spectra; optical glass; optical pumping; optical solitons; supercontinuum generation; As2Se3; broadband supercontinuum generation; chalcogenide glasses; frequency-shifted soliton; pump wavelength; size 10 cm; wavelength 1260 nm to 2200 nm; Absorption; Bandwidth; Broadband communication; Laser excitation; Pump lasers; Solitons; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA