Nonlinear femtosecond pulse propagation in an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber

Opt Express. 2009 Jun 8;17(12):10393-8. doi: 10.1364/oe.17.010393.

Abstract

Nonlinear femtosecond pulse propagation in an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber is experimentally and numerically investigated. Guiding light in such fiber occurs via two mechanisms: photonic bandgap in the central silica core or total internal reflection in the germanium doped inclusions. By properly combining spectral filtering, dispersion tailoring and pump coupling into the fiber modes, we experimentally demonstrate efficient supercontinuum generation with controllable spectral bandwidth.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Lasers*
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Optical Fibers*
  • Photons
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Scattering, Radiation
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation*