Deep-ultraviolet to mid-infrared supercontinuum generated in solid-core ZBLAN photonic crystal fibre

Jiang X, Joly N, Finger MA, Babic F, Wong GKL, Travers JC, Russell PSJ (2015)

Publication Status: Published

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2015

Journal

Nature Photonics Nature Publishing Group

Publisher: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP

Book Volume: 9

Pages Range: 133-139

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1038/NPHOTON.2014.320

Abstract

Silica-based photonic crystal fibre has proven highly successful for supercontinuum generation, with smooth and flat spectral power densities. However, fused silica glass suffers from strong material absorption in the mid-infrared (>2,500 nm), as well as ultraviolet-related optical damage (solarization), which limits performance and lifetime in the ultraviolet (<380 nm). Supercontinuum generation in silica photonic crystal fibre is therefore only possible between these limits. A number of alternative glasses have been used to extend the mid-infrared performance, including chalcogenides, fluorides and heavy-metal oxides, but none has extended the ultraviolet performance. Here, we describe the successful fabrication (using the stack-and-draw technique) of a ZBLAN photonic crystal fibre with a high air-filling fraction, a small solid core, nanoscale features and near-perfect structure. We also report its use in the generation of ultrabroadband, long-term stable, supercontinua spanning more than three octaves in the spectral range 200-2,500 nm.

Authors with CRIS profile

Nicolas Joly Professur für Experimentalphysik (Photonik) Philip St. John Russell Lehrstuhl für Experimentalphysik (Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach-Professur)

Additional Organisation(s)

Exzellenz-Cluster Engineering of Advanced Materials

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Jiang, X., Joly, N., Finger, M.A., Babic, F., Wong, G.K.L., Travers, J.C., & Russell, P.S.J. (2015). Deep-ultraviolet to mid-infrared supercontinuum generated in solid-core ZBLAN photonic crystal fibre. Nature Photonics, 9(2), 133-139. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2014.320

MLA:

Jiang, Xin, et al. "Deep-ultraviolet to mid-infrared supercontinuum generated in solid-core ZBLAN photonic crystal fibre." Nature Photonics 9.2 (2015): 133-139.

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