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mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in cascaded ZBLAN and As₂Se₃ step-index fibers

Yao Jinmei¹, Zhang Bin^{1, 2, 3, †}, Yin Ke⁴, Hou Jing^{1, 2, 3, ‡}

Comparison of the SC spectra generated in (a) ZBLAN fiber and (b) As₂Se₃ fiber pumped at 10 kHz, 25 kHz, and 50 kHz, respectively. The legend represents the output power of the ZBLAN fiber and As₂Se₃ fiber, respectively.