Recent advances and applications of supercontinuum light

Author

Ludvigsen, Hanne

Author_Institution

Dept. of Micro & Nanosci., Aalto Univ., Aalto, Finland

fYear

2014

fDate

6-10 July 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We present a straightforward approach for numerically solving the multimode generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We analyze the strengths of nonlinear intermodal processes and their contribution to spectral broadening, leading to supercontinuum generation in a three-hole silica suspended-core fiber, utilizing our numerical solver. A good agreement was found with experimental results. Also, we describe a recent development of a high-performance interferometer capable of measuring vibrations of solid surfaces with unprecedented resolution using the stroboscopic white-light interferometer technique. Our results push the performance of stroboscopic white-light interferometer vibration analysis to new limits.

Keywords

Schrodinger equation; light interferometers; optical fibres; silicon compounds; spectral line broadening; supercontinuum generation; vibrations; SiO₂; high-performance interferometer; multimode generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation; nonlinear intermodal processes; solid surfaces; spectral broadening; stroboscopic white-light interferometer; supercontinuum generation; supercontinuum light; three-hole silica suspended-core fiber; vibrations; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Supercontinuum generation; Vibrations; fiber optics amplifiers and oscillators; interferometric imaging; microstructured optical fibers; nonlinear optics; supercontinuum generation; surface waves;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2014 16th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Graz

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2014.6876695

Filename

6876695