Black-light continuum generation in a silica-core photonic crystal fiber
Sylvestre T, Ragueh AR, Lee MW, Stiller B, Fanjoux G, Barviau B, Mussot A, Kudlinski A (2012)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2012
Journal
Book Volume: 37
Pages Range: 130-132
Journal Issue: 2
DOI: 10.1364/OL.37.000130
Abstract
We report the observation of a broadband continuum spanning from 350 to 470 nm in the black-light region of the electromagnetic spectrum as a result of picosecond pumping a solid-core silica photonic crystal fiber at 355 nm. This was achieved despite strong absorption and a large normal dispersion of silica glass in the UV. Further investigations reveal that the continuum generation results from the interplay of intermodally phase-matched fourwave mixing and cascaded Raman scattering. Wealso discuss the main limitations intermsof bandwidth and power due to temporal walk-off, fiber absorption, and the photo darkening effect, and we suggest simple solutions. © 2012 Optical Society of America.
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Sylvestre, T., Ragueh, A.R., Lee, M.W., Stiller, B., Fanjoux, G., Barviau, B.,... Kudlinski, A. (2012). Black-light continuum generation in a silica-core photonic crystal fiber. Optics Letters, 37(2), 130-132. https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.37.000130
MLA:
Sylvestre, Thibaut, et al. "Black-light continuum generation in a silica-core photonic crystal fiber." Optics Letters 37.2 (2012): 130-132.
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