1.7–18 µm mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in a dispersion-engineered step-index chalcogenide fiber
Arnaud Lemière, Rémi Bizot, Frédéric Desevedavy, Grégory Gadret, Jean‐Charles Jules, Pierre Mathey, Christophe Aquilina, Pierre Béjot, F. Billard, O. Faucher, Bertrand Kibler, F. Smektala
Abstract
We demonstrate 1.7–18 µm mid-infrared coherent supercontinuum generation by means of the full transmission window of a unique dispersion-engineered step-index Ge-Se-Te fiber. Our study thus opens the entire molecular fingerprint region to future chalcogenide fiber platforms.
Topics & Concepts
SupercontinuumChalcogenideDispersion (optics)Materials scienceInfraredFiberOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonic-crystal fiberPhysicsComposite materialPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsOptical Network TechnologiesAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors