Title :
Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in lead-bismuth-gallium oxide glass photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Ducros, Nicolas ; Labruyère, Alexis ; Février, Sébastien ; Morin, Franck ; Druon, Frédéric ; Hanna, Marc ; Georges, Patrick ; Buczynski, Ryszard ; Pysz, Dariusz ; Stepien, Ryszard
Author_Institution :
Fac. des Sci. et Tech., Xlim, Limoges, France
Abstract :
Supercontinuum generation from visible up to 2.8 µm is demonstrated in a highly nonlinear heavy metal oxide glass photonic crystal fiber. Numerical modelling suggests that the supercontinuum can be extended to 4 µm.
Keywords :
Frequency conversion; Glass; Infrared detectors; Lead compounds; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Pulse amplifiers; Radiation detectors; Supercontinuum generation; Wavelength measurement;
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