title: Initial dynamics of supercontinuum generation in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber.
abstract: We present a theoretical and experimental analysis of supercontinuum generation in very short lengths of high-nonlinearity photonic crystal fibers. The Raman response function for Schott SF6 glass is presented for what is believed to be the first time and used for numerical modeling of pulse propagation. Simulation and experiments are in excellent agreement and demonstrate the rapid transition to regimes of spectral complexity due to higher-order nonlinear effects.
authors: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA. jamison.moeser@tufts.edu
authors: J T
authors: JT
authors: Moeser
authors: N A
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authors: Wolchover
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Knight
authors: F G
authors: FG
authors: Omenetto