Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator

We present mid-infrared (mid-IR) supercontinuum (SC) generation from a step-index fluorozirconate fiber pumped at 2.25 μm. When 70 ps pulses with a peak power of 128 kW were launched into a ZBLAN fiber with a zero dispersion wavelength at 1.603 &#x03BC...

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Main Authors: Maria Michalska, Petr Hlubina, Jacek Swiderski
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Published: IEEE 2017-01-01
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description We present mid-infrared (mid-IR) supercontinuum (SC) generation from a step-index fluorozirconate fiber pumped at 2.25 μm. When 70 ps pulses with a peak power of 128 kW were launched into a ZBLAN fiber with a zero dispersion wavelength at 1.603 μm, SC was extended to 4695 nm, with spectral flatness below 10 dB, in the 2.00–4.56 μm range. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time such a broad and flat mid-IR SC spectrum from a ZBLAN fiber pumped with ps pulses has been achieved. The SC evolution as a function of pump wavelength and pump pulse energy was also experimentally demonstrated.
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spelling doaj-art-e9df74ffcf704a14913d63d303f502f02025-08-20T03:32:57ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552017-01-01921710.1109/JPHOT.2017.26903407890999Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric GeneratorMaria Michalska0Petr Hlubina1Jacek Swiderski2Institute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Physics, Technical University Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, RepublicInstitute of Optoelectronics, Military University of Technology, Warsaw, PolandWe present mid-infrared (mid-IR) supercontinuum (SC) generation from a step-index fluorozirconate fiber pumped at 2.25 μm. When 70 ps pulses with a peak power of 128 kW were launched into a ZBLAN fiber with a zero dispersion wavelength at 1.603 μm, SC was extended to 4695 nm, with spectral flatness below 10 dB, in the 2.00–4.56 μm range. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time such a broad and flat mid-IR SC spectrum from a ZBLAN fiber pumped with ps pulses has been achieved. The SC evolution as a function of pump wavelength and pump pulse energy was also experimentally demonstrated.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7890999/Supercontinuum generationfiber non-linear optics.
spellingShingle Maria Michalska
Petr Hlubina
Jacek Swiderski
Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
IEEE Photonics Journal
Supercontinuum generation
fiber non-linear optics.
title Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
title_full Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
title_fullStr Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
title_full_unstemmed Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
title_short Mid-infrared Supercontinuum Generation to ∼4.7 μm in a ZBLAN Fiber Pumped by an Optical Parametric Generator
title_sort mid infrared supercontinuum generation to ∼4 7 μm in a zblan fiber pumped by an optical parametric generator
topic Supercontinuum generation
fiber non-linear optics.
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7890999/
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