Open AccessHighly nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber for smooth supercontinuum generation at 1.5 �m
Author(s) -
Juliet T. Gopinath,
H.M. Shen,
Hideyuki Sotobayashi,
Erich P. Ippen,
Tomoharu Hasegawa,
Tatsuo Nagashima,
Naoki Sugimoto
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.005697
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , optics , materials science , self phase modulation , bismuth , photonic crystal fiber , nonlinear optics , fiber , optical fiber , optoelectronics , physics , laser , metallurgy , composite material
Short lengths of highly nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber are used to generate smooth supercontinuum spanning from 1200 nm to 1800 nm, with sub-0.5 nJ pulse energies. The spectral broadening in a 2-cm length of this fiber was used to compress 150-fs pulses to 25 fs.
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