中国物理B ›› 2017, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (5): 54216-054216.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/26/5/054216

• ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS • 上一篇    下一篇

Numerical investigation on broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide suspended-core fibers

Kundong Mo(莫坤东), Bo Zhai(翟波), Jianfeng Li(李剑峰), E Coscelli, F Poli, A Cucinotta, S Selleri, Chen Wei(韦晨), Yong Liu(刘永)   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;
    2 Information Engineering Department, University of Parma, Parma 43124, Italy
  • 收稿日期:2016-07-05 修回日期:2017-01-09 出版日期:2017-05-05 发布日期:2017-05-05
  • 通讯作者: Bo Zhai E-mail:cqzhaibo@sina.com
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61435003, 61377042, 61505024, and 61421002), Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, China (Grant No. 2015GZKF004), Open Found of Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, China (Grant No. SKLSFO2014-07), and Open Fund of Science and Technology on Solid-State Laser Laboratory, China (Grant No. H04010501W2015000604).

Numerical investigation on broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in chalcogenide suspended-core fibers

Kundong Mo(莫坤东)1, Bo Zhai(翟波)1, Jianfeng Li(李剑峰)1, E Coscelli2, F Poli2, A Cucinotta2, S Selleri2, Chen Wei(韦晨)1, Yong Liu(刘永)1   

  1. 1 State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Information, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;
    2 Information Engineering Department, University of Parma, Parma 43124, Italy
  • Received:2016-07-05 Revised:2017-01-09 Online:2017-05-05 Published:2017-05-05
  • Contact: Bo Zhai E-mail:cqzhaibo@sina.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61435003, 61377042, 61505024, and 61421002), Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, China (Grant No. 2015GZKF004), Open Found of Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Shanghai University, China (Grant No. SKLSFO2014-07), and Open Fund of Science and Technology on Solid-State Laser Laboratory, China (Grant No. H04010501W2015000604).

摘要:

As2S3 and As2Se3 chalcogenide 3-bridges suspended-core fibers (SCFs) are designed with shifted zero-dispersion wavelengths (ZDWs) at around 1.5 μm, 2 μm, and 2.8 μm, respectively. A generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation is used to numerically compare supercontinuum (SC) generation in these SCFs pumped at an anomalous dispersion region nearby their ZDWs. Evolutions of the long-wavelength edge (LWE), the power proportion in the long-wavelength region (PPL), and spectral flatness (SF) are calculated and analyzed. Meanwhile, the optimal pump parameters and fiber length are given with LWE, PPL, and SF taken into account. For As2S3 SCFs, SC from a 14 mm-long fiber with a ZDW of 2825 nm pumped at 2870 nm can achieve the longest LWE of ~13 μm and PPL up to ~72%. For As2Se3 SCFs, the LWE of 15.5 μm and the highest PPL of ~87% can be achieved in a 10 mm-long fiber with ZDW of 1982 nm pumped at 2000 nm. Although the As2Se3 SCFs can achieve much longer LWE than the As2S3 SCFs, the core diameter of As2Se3 SCFs will be much smaller to obtain a similar ZDW, leading to lower damage threshold and output power. Finally, the optimal parameters for generating SC spanning over different mid-IR windows are given.

关键词: supercontinuum generation, suspended-core chalcogenide fiber, nonlinear optics, fiber design

Abstract:

As2S3 and As2Se3 chalcogenide 3-bridges suspended-core fibers (SCFs) are designed with shifted zero-dispersion wavelengths (ZDWs) at around 1.5 μm, 2 μm, and 2.8 μm, respectively. A generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation is used to numerically compare supercontinuum (SC) generation in these SCFs pumped at an anomalous dispersion region nearby their ZDWs. Evolutions of the long-wavelength edge (LWE), the power proportion in the long-wavelength region (PPL), and spectral flatness (SF) are calculated and analyzed. Meanwhile, the optimal pump parameters and fiber length are given with LWE, PPL, and SF taken into account. For As2S3 SCFs, SC from a 14 mm-long fiber with a ZDW of 2825 nm pumped at 2870 nm can achieve the longest LWE of ~13 μm and PPL up to ~72%. For As2Se3 SCFs, the LWE of 15.5 μm and the highest PPL of ~87% can be achieved in a 10 mm-long fiber with ZDW of 1982 nm pumped at 2000 nm. Although the As2Se3 SCFs can achieve much longer LWE than the As2S3 SCFs, the core diameter of As2Se3 SCFs will be much smaller to obtain a similar ZDW, leading to lower damage threshold and output power. Finally, the optimal parameters for generating SC spanning over different mid-IR windows are given.

Key words: supercontinuum generation, suspended-core chalcogenide fiber, nonlinear optics, fiber design

中图分类号:  (Fiber optics)

  • 42.81.-i
42.81.Bm (Fabrication, cladding, and splicing) 42.65.Sf (Dynamics of nonlinear optical systems; optical instabilities, optical chaos and complexity, and optical spatio-temporal dynamics) 42.81.Dp (Propagation, scattering, and losses; solitons)