Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers infiltrated with tetrachloroethylene

AbstractThis study proposes a photonic crystal fiber made of fused silica glass, with the core infiltrated with tetrachloroethylene (C2Cl4) as a new source of supercontinuum (SC) spectrum. We studied numerically the guiding properties of the several different fiber structures in terms of characteristic dispersion, mode area, and attenuation of the fundamental mode. Based on the results, the structural geometries of three C2Cl4-core photonic crystal fibers were optimized in order to support the broadband SC generations. The first fiber structure with lattice constant 1.5 μm and filling factor 0.4 operates in all-normal dispersion. The SC with a broadened spectral bandwidth of 0.8–2 μm is generated by a pump pulse with a central wavelength of 1.56 μm, 90 fs duration and energy of 1.5 nJ. The second proposed structure, with lattice constant 4.0 μm and filling factor 0.45, performs an anomalous dispersion for wavelengths longer than 1.55 μm. With the same pump pulse as the first fiber, we obtained the coherence SC spectrum in an anomalous dispersion range with wavelength range from 1 to 2 μm. Meanwhile, the third selected fiber (lattice constant 1.5 μm, filling factor 0.55) has two zero dispersion wavelengths at 1.04 μm and 1.82 μm. The octave-spanning of the SC spectrum formed in this fiber was achieved in the wavelength range of 0.7–2.4 μm with an input pulse whose optical properties are 1.03 μm wavelength, 120 fs duration and energy of 2 nJ. Those fibers would be good candidates for all-fiber SC sources as cost-effective alternatives to glass core fibers.

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Tunable wavelength conversion based on optofluidic infiltrated photonic crystal fibers

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics & Materials ◽

10.1142/s0218863519500024 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 (01) ◽

pp. 1950002 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

H. Pakarzadeh ◽

R. Derakhshan ◽

S. Hosseinabadi

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Wavelength Conversion ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Wavelength Region ◽

Anomalous Dispersion ◽

Index Formula ◽

Wavelength Shift ◽

Dispersion Properties ◽

Dispersion Regime ◽

Crystal Fibers

In this paper, wavelength conversion based on optofluidic infiltration of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) is investigated to achieve the suitable wavelength over wide tunable range. For this purpose, two designs of PCFs (the so-called PCF1 and PCF2) with appropriate dispersion properties are simulated, and wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing process for pump wavelengths in both normal and anomalous dispersion regimes is studied. By changing the refractive index [Formula: see text] of the optical fluid infiltrated into the PCF air-holes and then varying the fiber dispersion properties, the converted wavelength region can be tuned. The results show that for the pump wavelength in the normal dispersion regime, the PCF1 infiltrated with [Formula: see text] and PCF2 infiltrated with [Formula: see text] exhibit the maximum wavelength shift. Moreover, the wavelength shift is much higher than that obtained in the anomalous dispersion regime and it can be further increased by increasing the input pump power.

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Coupled Energy Measurements in Multi-Core Photonic-Crystal Fibers

Metrology and Measurement Systems ◽

10.2478/mms-2013-0059 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 689-696 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Jacek Klimek

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Optical Fibers ◽

Filling Factor ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Energy Coupling ◽

Channel Switching ◽

Lattice Constants ◽

Sensing Applications ◽

Crystal Fibers

Abstract This paper outlines a measurement method of properties of microstructured optical fibers that are useful in sensing applications. Experimental studies of produced photonic-crystal fibers allow for a better understanding of the principles of energy coupling in photonic-crystal fibers. For that purpose, fibers with different filling factors and lattice constants were produced. The measurements demonstrated the influence of the fiber geometry on the coupling level of light between the cores. For a distance between the cores of 15 μm, a very low level (below 2%) of energy coupling was obtained. For a distance of 13 μm, the level of energy transfer to neighboring cores on the order of 2-4% was achieved for a filling factor of 0.29. The elimination of the energycoupling phenomenon between the cores was achieved by duplicating the filling factor of the fiber. The coupling level was as high as 22% in the case of fibers with a distance between the cores of 8.5 μm. Our results can be used for microstructured-fiber sensing applications and for transmission-channel switching in liquid-crystal multi-core photonic fibers.

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Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers with a normal dispersion pump pulse near the zero-dispersion wavelength

Optical Engineering ◽

10.1117/1.2956387 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 47 (7) ◽

pp. 075005 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Xiufeng Yang

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Pump Pulse ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Supercontinuum Generation ◽

Normal Dispersion ◽

Dispersion Wavelength ◽

Zero Dispersion Wavelength ◽

Crystal Fibers

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Coherence properties of the supercontinuum generated in anomalous dispersion region of photonic crystal fibers

Acta Physica Sinica ◽

10.7498/aps.61.124211 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 61 (12) ◽

pp. 124211

Author(s):

Jin Ai-Jun ◽

Wang Ze-Feng ◽

Hou Jing ◽

Guo Liang ◽

Jiang Zong-Fu

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Anomalous Dispersion ◽

Dispersion Region ◽

Crystal Fibers

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Sandwiched graphene/hBN/graphene photonic crystal fibers with high electro-optical modulation depth and speed

Nanoscale ◽

10.1039/d0nr03266b ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (27) ◽

pp. 14472-14478

Author(s):

Xu Cheng ◽

Xu Zhou ◽

Langyi Tao ◽

Wentao Yu ◽

Can Liu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Wavelength Range ◽

Modulation Depth ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Graphene Film ◽

Optical Modulation ◽

High Modulation ◽

Crystal Fibers

We theoretically proposed a fiber modulator based on PCFs with a graphene/hBN/graphene film attached to its hole walls, which shows high modulation depth and speed with a broad wavelength range.

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Enhanced cross phase modulation instability in birefringent photonic crystal fibers in the anomalous dispersion regime

Optics Express ◽

10.1364/oe.14.008290 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 14 (18) ◽

pp. 8290 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Anh Tuan Nguyen ◽

Kien Phan Huy ◽

Edouard Brainis ◽

Pawel Mergo ◽

Jan Wojcik ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Phase Modulation ◽

Modulation Instability ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Anomalous Dispersion ◽

Cross Phase Modulation ◽

Dispersion Regime ◽

Crystal Fibers

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New Trends in Amplifiers and Sources via Chalcogenide Photonic Crystal Fibers

International Journal of Optics ◽

10.1155/2012/575818 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-8 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

L. Mescia ◽

F. Smektala ◽

F. Prudenzano

Keyword(s):

Rare Earth ◽

Photonic Crystal ◽

Glass Fiber ◽

Chalcogenide Glass ◽

Wavelength Range ◽

Fiber Lasers ◽

Photonic Crystal Fibers ◽

Crystal Fibers ◽

Rare Earth Doped

Rare-earth-doped chalcogenide glass fiber lasers and amplifiers have great applicative potential in many fields since they are key elements in the near and medium-infrared (mid-IR) wavelength range. In this paper, a review, even if not exhaustive, on amplification and lasing obtained by employing rare-earth-doped chalcogenide photonic crystal fibers is reported. Materials, devices, and feasible applications in the mid-IR are briefly mentioned.

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