Supercontinuum generation in a water-core photonic crystal fiber.
Supercontinuum generation is demonstrated in a 5-cm-long water-core photonic crystal fiber pumped near water's zero-dispersion wavelength. Up to 500-nm spectral width (evaluated at -20 dB from the peak) is achieved, while spectral widths were over 4 times narrower with a bulk setup at the same wavelength and peak power, and over 3 times narrower if the PCF was pumped away from the zero-dispersion wavelength. The supercontinuum generation mechanisms for bulk and waveguide setups are compared and tuning of the zero-dispersion wavelength via waveguide dispersion is theoretically investigated.
Bozolan
Alexandre
A
Laboratório de Comunicações Opticas e Fotônica, Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. bozolan@sel.eesc.usp.br
de Matos
Christiano J
CJ
Cordeiro
Cristiano M
CM
Dos Santos
Eliane M
EM
Travers
John
J
D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*
D014867:Water