title: Experimental study of dispersion characteristics for a series of microstructured fibers for customized supercontinuum generation.
abstract: We demonstrate an experimental study of the chromatic dispersion properties for a series of microstructured fibers (MSFs) dedicated for a supercontinuum generation. With white-light interferometry application we analyze experimentally how the small variations of structural parameters, i.e. an air-hole diameter and a lattice constant, influence dispersion characteristics in different groups of MSFs. Our study provides useful information on how to design the fiber which is less sensitive to the fabrication imperfections. Moreover those investigations are the initial step to the development of the customized or tunable supercontinuum light sources based on MSFs with slightly changed structural parameters which can generate light with a different spectrum range, adapted to a proper application.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, Kaliskiego 2, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland. zholdynski@wat.edu.pl
authors.forename: Zbyszek
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Holdynski
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Napierala
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szymanski
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murawski
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mergo
authors.forename: Pawel
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marc
authors.forename: Leszek R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Jaroszewicz
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nasilowski
mesh_terms: D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007368:Interferometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*