Supercontinuum Shaping via Hollow Core Anti-Resonant Fiber

This study proposes a novel supercontinuum (SC) shaping method using an all-fiber structure with little influence on the time domain and frequency domain of the SC spectrum. An SC is a type of laser source with a broad spectrum. However, its pump wavelength has a much greater intensity than other wa...

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Published inPhotonics Vol. 10; no. 5; p. 528
Main Authors Ge, Mengying, Chen, Liang, Liao, Meisong, Yu, Fei, Wu, Dakun, Wang, Tianxing, Gao, Weiqing, Hu, Lili
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.05.2023
Subjects
anti-resonant fiber
Energy requirements
Fiber optics
Lasers
Light
spectral shaping
supercontinuum
Wavelength
Wavelengths
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Summary:This study proposes a novel supercontinuum (SC) shaping method using an all-fiber structure with little influence on the time domain and frequency domain of the SC spectrum. An SC is a type of laser source with a broad spectrum. However, its pump wavelength has a much greater intensity than other wavelengths, limiting the application of the SC. Our approach takes advantage of a hollow core anti-resonance fiber to attenuate the power density at the pump wavelength appropriately, thus flattening the SC spectrum. Simulation and experimental results both support the effectiveness of this method in reducing the wavelength at the pump. In our experiment, the use of a hollow core anti-resonant fiber decreased the intensity at the pump wavelength of the SC by 9 dB. By employing this method, the energy threshold can be lowered, allowing the SC to be applied to a larger range of experimental setups or applied scenarios with fewer energy requirements.
ISSN:2304-6732
2304-6732
DOI:10.3390/photonics10050528