Mid infrared supercontinuum generation in nanotapered chalcogenide-silica step-index waveguides

Author

Granzow, N. ; Schmidt, M.A. ; Chang, Wenge ; Wang, Lingfeng ; Coulombier, Q. ; Troles, J. ; Toupin, Perrine ; Hartl, I. ; Lee, K.F. ; Fermann, M.E. ; Wondraczek, Lothar ; Russell, Philip St.J

Author_Institution

Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany

fYear

2013

fDate

12-16 May 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

1

Abstract

Chalcogenide glasses have nonlinear refractive indices ~200 times greater than fused silica, and offer windows of transparency extending far into the mid-IR. These properties make them interesting for supercontinuum (SC) generation at wavelengths beyond 2 μm. Various different waveguiding structures incorporating chalcogenide glasses have been reported in literature, including microstructured fibers [1] and fiber tapers [2].

Keywords

chalcogenide glasses; nanophotonics; optical glass; optical waveguides; refractive index; silicon compounds; supercontinuum generation; transparency; SiO₂; microstructured fibers; midinfrared supercontinuum generation; nanotapered chalcogenide-silica step-index waveguides; nonlinear refractive index; transparency; waveguiding structures; Fiber lasers; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical waveguides; Silicon compounds; Waveguide lasers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference

Conference_Location

Munich

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0593-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6800821

Filename

6800821