Title :
Low-energy threshold supercontinuum generated in highly nonlinear As2Se3 chalcogenide submicron tapers
Author :
Yeom, Dong-Il ; Magi, Eric C. ; Lamont, Michael R E ; Roelens, Michael A F ; Fu, Libin ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
ARC Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Sydney Univ., Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
We fabricate sub-micron chalcogenide fiber tapers exhibiting ultra-high nonlinearity up to gamma~93 AV/m. This high nonlinearity, with combination of tailored anomalous dispersion, enables low-energy threshold soliton fission leading to supercontinuum generation.
Keywords :
arsenic compounds; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical solitons; supercontinuum generation; As2Se3; As2Se3 chalcogenide submicron tapers; anomalous dispersion; soliton fission; supercontinuum generation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical refraction; Optical solitons; Optical waveguides; Supercontinuum generation; Wire; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (320.6629) Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
