Open AccessTime-spectrally-resolved ultrafast nonlinear dynamics in small-core photonic crystal fibers: Experiment and modelling
Author(s) -
Anatoly Efimov,
Antoinette J. Taylor,
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto,
A. V. Yulin,
Nicolas Y. Joly,
Fabio Biancalana,
Dmitry V. Skryabin,
Jonathan C. Knight,
P. St. J. Russell
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.12.006498
Subject(s) - photonic crystal fiber , soliton , optics , physics , ultrashort pulse , dispersion (optics) , four wave mixing , self phase modulation , nonlinear optics , nonlinear photonic crystal , zero dispersion wavelength , photonic crystal , supercontinuum , optical fiber , nonlinear system , dispersion shifted fiber , laser , fiber optic sensor , quantum mechanics
Nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort optical pulses in the vicinity of the second zero-dispersion point of a small-core photonic crystal fiber is visualized and studied using cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating. New spectral features observed in the experiments match well with recent theoretical predictions of the generation of new frequencies via mixing of solitons and dispersive waves. Power- as well as length-dependent dynamics is obtained showing strong interaction between solitons and dispersive waves, soliton-soliton interaction, soliton stabilization against Raman self-frequency shift and Cherenkov continuum generation.