Title :
Chalcogenide microporous fibers for nonlinear applications in mid-infrared
Author :
Ung, Bora ; Skorobogatiy, Maksim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Phys., Ecole Polytech. de Montreal, Montréal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
A new type of microstructured fiber for mid-IR is introduced. The chalcogenide microporous fiber allows extensive dispersion engineering that enables red-shifting the zero-dispersion point in the vicinity of CO2 laser lines and ultra-flat dispersion windows.
Keywords :
Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Glass; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Solids; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
