Visible Light Generation and its Influence on Supercontinuum in Chalcogenide As2S3 Microstructured Optical Fiber

We demonstrate visible light generation in chalcogenide As2S3 microstructured optical fiber. The generated visible light causes irreversible damage to the fiber core because of the high absorption coefficient of chalcogenide glasses in the visible band. The SCs (supercontinua) are measured in both untapered and tapered As2S3 fibers, no wider SC is obtained in the tapered one. The SC growth is prevented by the visible light generation since the damage to the fiber core decreases the fiber transmission substantially. This effect can be avoided by designing the fiber to enable the pump source to work in single-mode operation.

Demonstration of Experimental Infrared Spectral Broadening in Chalcogenide As2S3 Suspended Core Microstructured Optical Fibers

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Solid core microstructured optical fibers from chalcogenide glasses for photonic applications

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Microstructured Optical Fibers from As2S3 Glass for Fiber Optics Sources in the MIR range

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Recent developments in chalcogenide photonic crystal fibres

Elaboration of low-losses highly non linear chalcogenide optical fibers for the generation of efficient non linear effects in the infrared remains a challenge. In recent years, much work has been devoted to the study of microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) with different designs and various elaboration processes. Their background losses were typically of several dB/m.

Influence on the phase transitions of barium titanate of the manganese valency, introduced as a substituant in the titanium site

Abstract A small amount of manganese introduced in BaTiO3 modifies strongly the vibrational and electronic properties of the pure compound. Dielectric response and EPR measurements are reported in order to study the influence of the manganese valency on the ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition.

Impact of optical and structural aging in As_2S_3 microstructured optical fibers on mid-infrared supercontinuum generation

We analyze optical and structural aging in As2S3 microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) that may have an impact on mid-infrared supercontinuum generation. A strong alteration of optical transparency at the fundamental OH absorption peak is measured for high-purity As2S3 MOF stored in atmospheric conditions. The surface evolution and inherent deviation of corresponding chemical composition confirm that the optical and chemical properties of MOFs degrade upon exposure to ambient conditions because of counteractive surface process. This phenomenon substantially reduces the optical quality of the MOFs and therefore restrains the spectral expansion of generated supercontinuum. This aging process …

Visible Light Generation and Its Influence to Supercontinuum in As2S3 Microstructured Fiber

We demonstrate visible light generation in As 2 S 3 microstructured fiber for the first time. It limits the spectral range of supercontinuum. The visible light generation can be avoided by designing the fiber for the single-mode operation.

Dielectric and E.P.R. studies of Mn-doped barium titanate

Manganese introduced in BaTiO3 as a substituant of titanium is able to trap the electrons produced during a sintering under a very low oxygen pressure. However it strongly modifies the vibrational ...

Low losses highly non linear As2S3 suspended core microstructured optical fibers

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Recent developments in chalcogenide PCF

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A Brillouin fiber laser at 2 µm based on a step-index tellurite (TeO2) optical fiber

International audience; We demonstrate Brillouin lasing at 2-µm using a step-index Tellurite-glass optical fiber in a passive fiber ring cavity. A low lasing threshold of 70 mW was achieved with a Brillouin gain of 1.05 × 10-10 m/W for a Brillouin frequency shift of 6.165 GHz. Stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in optical fibers is a nonlinear process with important applications such as distributed optical fiber sensing, microwave photonics, optical storage, and fiber lasers. The latter application has attracted significant interest as highly coherent laser sources with sub-Hz linewidth can be achieved using SBS in optical cavities. To date, most of Brillouin fibers lasers (BFLs) have be…

TeO2-ZnO-La2O3 tellurite glass system investigation for mid-infrared robust optical fibers manufacturing

Abstract TeO2-ZnO-La2O3 (TZL) ternary glasses were investigated in order to manufacture step-index optical fibers with low optical losses in the near- and mid-infrared ranges and superior mechanical properties. To identify appropriate TZL glass compositions for optical fibers manufacturing, the whole vitreous domain of the ternary diagram was explored by characterizing bulk samples from thermal and optical point of view. Investigations were focused on understanding how the refractive index evolves as a function of the composition. For this, several parameters were analyzed such as density, molar volume, oxygen packing density, molar refractivity, polarizability and optical basicity. Finally…

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Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation from 2 to 14 μm in various chalcogenide glasses optical fibers

Chalcogenide glasses optical fibers with step index or microstructured profiles are drawn from low toxicity compositions. Supercontinuum generation lead to an infrared spectrum spanning from 2 to 14µm with a 10µm core fiber of 40mm length.

3.5-μm bandwidth mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in a 2-cm long suspended-core chalcogenide fiber

A supercontinuum source extending from 0.6 to 4.1 µm has been successfully generated in a 2-cm long As2S3 chalcogenide suspended-core fiber by means of a nJ-level 200-fs pumping at 2.5 µm.

Atmospheric aging and surface degradation in As2S3 fibers in relation with suspended-core profile

Abstract Microstructured optical fibers (MOF) can be seen as next generation fiber of significance in advancing the compact optics because of its excellent compatibility in integrated optics. However, the degradation of their physicochemical properties limits their efficiency and lifetime. Atmospheric moisture is responsible for the degradation of amorphous systems especially chalcogenide glasses. In the light of previously reported studies, in order to clarify the aging process continuously evolving in sulfide microstructured optical fiber over time, a detailed investigation of this phenomenon has been conducted. The time-dependent transmission and glass chemical deterioration have been st…

Enhanced supercontinuum generation in tapered tellurite suspended core fiber

Abstract We demonstrate 400-THz (0.6–3.3 µm) bandwidth infrared supercontinuum generation in a 10 cm-long tapered tellurite suspended core fiber pumped by nJ-level 200-fs pulses from an optical parametric oscillator. The increased nonlinearity and dispersion engineering extended by the moderate reduction of the fiber core size are exploited for supercontinuum optimization on both frequency edges (i.e., 155-THz overall gain), while keeping efficient power coupling into the untapered fiber input. The remaining limitation of supercontinuum bandwidth is related to the presence of the high absorption beyond 3 µm whereas spectral broadening is expected to fully cover the glass transmission window…

Filament-induced visible-to-mid-IR supercontinuum in a ZnSe crystal: Towards multi-octave supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy

Abstract We report on the generation of multiple-octave supercontinuum laser source spanning from 0.5 μm to 11 μm induced by multi-filamentation in a ZnSe crystal. The generated supercontinuum is both spatially and spectrally characterized. It is then exploited in a proof-of-principle experiment for methane spectroscopy measurements by means of the supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy technique. The entire absorption spectrum is successfully recorded within the whole spectral bandwidth of the supercontinuum. Experimental results are in fairly good agreement with the HITRAN database, confirming the reliability and stability over several hours of the generated supercontinuum.

Strong infrared spectral broadening in low-loss As-S chalcogenide suspended core microstructured optical fibers

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Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in suspended-core Chalcogenide and Tellurite optical fibers

We report the experimental generation of mid-infrared supercontinuum in tellurite and chalcogenide suspended-core fibers pumped close to their zero-dispersion in femtosecond regime. The resulting supercontinua extend until 2.8µm in tellurite and 3.2µm in chalcogenide fibers.

Photonic crystal fibers from chalcogenide glasses for the mid infrared

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Demonstration of a reef knot microfiber resonator.

We propose a new way to realize a microfiber optical resonator by implementing the topology of a reef knot using two microfibers. We describe how this structure, which includes 4 ports and can serve as an add-drop filter, can be fabricated. Resonances in an all-silica reef knot are measured and good fits are obtained from a simple resonator model. We also show the feasibility of assembling a hybrid silica-chalcogenide reef knot structure.

Multioctave midinfrared supercontinuum generation in suspended-core chalcogenide fibers

An As2S3 fiber-based supercontinuum source that covers 3500 nm, extending from near visible to the midinfrared, is successfully reported by using a 200-fs-pulsed pump with nJ-level energy at 2.5 μm. The main features of our fiber-based source are two-fold. On the one hand, a low-loss As2S3 microstructured optical fiber has been fabricated, with typical attenuation below 2 dB/m in the 1-4 μm wavelength range. On the other hand, a 20-mm-long microstructured fiber sample is sufficient to enable a spectral broadening, spreading from 0.6 to 4.1 μm in a 40 dB dynamic range.

Supercontinuum Generation in Tellurite Optical Fibers

This chapter presents a state of the art of infrared supercontinuum generation in heavy oxide tellurite optical fibers from the experimental results published by the international community. As a first part, a bibliographic table gathers the literature on which this work is based. Then, the second part briefly returns on the tellurite glass compositions, the third part presents the different fiber structures (microstructured, suspended core or step-index fibers, tapered fibers), the fourth part discusses the pumping sources in relation with the fiber chromatic dispersion as well as coupling issues, the supercontinuum performances are presented in the fifth part, and the sixth part deals wit…

Infrared Photonic Crystal Fibers from chalcogenide glasses for non linear optical applications

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Mid-infrared 2000-nm bandwidth supercontinuum generation in suspended-core microstructured Sulfide and Tellurite optical fibers

International audience; In this work, we report the experimental observation of supercontinua generation in two kinds of suspended-core microstructured soft-glass optical fibers. Low loss, highly nonlinear, tellurite and As2S3 chalcogenide fibers have been fabricated and pumped close to their zero-dispersion wavelength in the femtosecond regime by means of an optical parametric oscillator pumped by a Ti:Sapphire laser. When coupled into the fibers, the femtosecond pulses result in 2000-nm bandwidth supercontinua reaching the Mid-Infrared region and extending from 750 nm to 2.8 mu m in tellurite fibers and 1 mu m to 3.2 mu m in chalcogenide fibers, respectively.

Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in suspended-core chalcogenide and tellurite optical fibers

Summary form only given. The generation of optical supercontinua in the mid-infrared region and especially their expansion beyond the intrinsic limit dictated by fused silica is currently a subject of high interest. Tellurite and chalcogenide glasses have serious advantages because of their wide transmittance window which can reach more than 10 μm while the Kerr nonlinearity can be 500 times stronger than fused silica. These different features make them serious candidates for broad mid-infrared supercontinuum generation. For example, supercontinuum as broad as 4000-nm bandwidth has been generated in a sub-cm long Tellurite microstructured fiber by Domachuk et al. in ref. [1] by means of a f…

Management of OH absorption in tellurite optical fibers and related supercontinuum generation

Abstract We report the fabrication and the characterization of low OH content and low loss tellurite optical fibers. The influence of different methods of glass fabrication on fiber losses has been investigated. The use of the purest commercial raw materials can reduce the losses below 0.1 dB/m at 1.55 μm. Incorporation of fluoride ions into the tellurite glass matrix makes the optical fibers transparent up to 4 μm. A suspended core microstructured fiber has been fabricated and pumped by nanojoule-level femtosecond pulses, thus resulting in more than 2000-nm bandwidth supercontinuum after a few centimeters of propagation.

Suspended core tellurite glass optical fibers for infrared supercontinuum generation

International audience; We report the fabrication and characterization of tellurite TeO(2)-ZnO-Na(2)O (TZN) microstructured suspended core optical fibers (MOFs). These fibers are designed for infrared supercontinuum generation with zero dispersion wavelength (ZDW) at 1.451 mu m. The measured losses at this wavelength are approximately 6 dB/m for a MOF with a 2.2 mu m diameter core. The effective area of a particular fiber is 3.5 mu m(2) and the nonlinear coefficient is calculated to be 437 W(-1)km(-1). By pumping a 20 cm long fiber at 1.56 mu m with a sub-nj femtosecond laser source, we generate a supercontinuum (SC) spanning over 800 nm in the 1-2 mu m wavelength range.