Pressure dependent modulation instability in photonic crystal fiber filled with argon gas*

Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, China (Grant No. LY15F050010) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11604296, 11404286, and 61727821).

Wang He-Lin1, 2, †, Yang Ai-Jun2, ‡, Wang XiaoLong1, Wu Bin1, Ruan Yi1
       

(color online) Structure and properties of the designed PCF fiber filled with argon gas at different pressures: (a) fiber structure and its fundamental mode field, and variations of (b) fiber dispersion and (c) nonlinearity with wavelength.