Title :
Chalcogenide waveguides as a base for engineering broadband light sources in the mid-infrared
Author :
Romanova, Elena A. ; Shiryaev, Vladimir S. ; Furniss, David ; Seddon, Angela B. ; Benson, Trevor M.
Author_Institution :
Saratov State Univ., Saratov, Russia
Abstract :
Chalcogenide glasses are important for applications in the mid-infrared (IR) spectral range because of their good mid-IR transparency and their high non-linear refractive indices. Our research is focused on creation of mid-IR supercontinuum sources. Numerical modelling of the ultra-short pulse propagation in various kinds of chalcogenide waveguides is complemented by experimental measurement of pulse spectrum broadening in some particular structures.
Keywords :
chalcogenide glasses; infrared spectra; light propagation; light sources; numerical analysis; optical glass; optical waveguides; spectral line broadening; broadband light sources; chalcogenide glasses; chalcogenide waveguides; mid-IR supercontinuum sources; mid-IR transparency; nonlinear refractive indices; numerical modelling; pulse spectrum broadening; ultrashort pulse propagation; Glass; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Sensors; numerical modelling; optical glass; supercontinuum generation; ultra-short pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0881-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2011.5971061
