Strong infrared spectral broadening in low-loss As-S chalcogenide suspended core microstructured optical fibers

Opt Express. 2010 Mar 1;18(5):4547-56. doi: 10.1364/OE.18.004547.

Abstract

We report the fabrication and characterization of the first guiding chalcogenide As(2)S(3) microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) with a suspended core. At 1.55 microm, the measured losses are approximately 0.7 dB/m or 0.35 dB/m according to the MOF core size. The fibers have been designed to present a zero dispersion wavelength (ZDW) around 2 microm. By pumping the fibers at 1.55 microm, strong spectral broadenings are obtained in both 1.8 and 45-m-long fibers by using a picosecond fiber laser.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't