Highly-efficient, octave spanning soliton self-frequency shift using a specialized photonic crystal fiber with low OH loss

Autor: Jonathan Knight, Benjamin J. Eggleton, C. Martjn de Sterke, Alexander C. Judge, Stephen A. Dekker, Itandehui Gris-Sánchez, Ravi Pant
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Optics express. 19(18)
ISSN: 1094-4087
Popis: We report the first demonstration of efficient, octave spanning soliton self-frequency shift. In order to achieve this we used a photonic crystal fiber with reduced OH absorption and widely spaced zero-dispersion wavelengths. To our knowledge, this is the largest reported frequency span for a tunable, fiber-based source. In addition, we observe the generation of light above 2 μm directly from a Ti:Sapphire laser in the form of Cerenkov emission by the soliton when the red-shift saturates at the edge of the anomalous dispersion region.
Databáze: OpenAIRE