Generating mid-IR source using As2S3-based chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers

Author

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

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We found that 25% of the input power of a 2 mum wavelength 1 kW peak-power source can be shifted into the region between 3-5 mum using an As₂S₃-based chalcogenide PCF. Tapering increases the output at wavelengths above 4 mum.

Keywords

arsenic compounds; chalcogenide glasses; glass fibres; holey fibres; infrared sources; optical glass; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; As₂S₃; chalcogenide glass; mid-IR source generation; photonic crystal fiber; power 1 kW; supercontinuum generation; wavelength 2 mum; wavelength 3 mum to 5 mum; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laboratories; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Power generation; Supercontinuum generation; (060.2390) Fiber optics infrared; (320.6629) Supercontinuum generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5226196