UV generation in a pure-silica holey fiber
UV generation in a pure-silica holey fiber
We report supercontinuum generation extending to 300nm in the UV from a pure-silica holey fiber. The broad spectrum was obtained by launching ultra-short pulses (~150fs, 10nJ at 820nm) from an amplified Ti:sapphire laser. The extension of holey-fiber-based supercontinuum generation into the UV should prove to be of immediate application in spectroscopy. By slightly detuning the launch conditions we excited a higher order spatial mode, which produced a narrower supercontinuum, but with enhanced conversion efficiency at a series of blue/UV peaks around 360nm. We present numerical simulations, which suggest that differences in the dispersion profiles between the modes are an important factor in explaining this enhancement. In a related experiment, using the same laser source and fiber, we demonstrate a visible supercontinuum from several subsidiary cores, with distinct colours in each core. The subsidiary cores were excited by an appropriate input coupling. Fabrication of a fiber with a range of core sizes (dispersion profiles) for tailored supercontinuum generation can therefore be envisaged for practical applications.
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Price, J.H.V.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Paschotta, R.
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16 July 2003
Price, J.H.V.
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Coyle, S.
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Netti, C.
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Baumberg, J.J.
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Paschotta, R.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Price, J.H.V., Monro, T.M., Furusawa, K., Belardi, W., Baggett, J.C., Coyle, S., Netti, C., Baumberg, J.J., Paschotta, R. and Richardson, D.J.
(2003)
UV generation in a pure-silica holey fiber.
Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics, 77 (2-3), .
(doi:10.1007/s00340-003-1174-y).
Abstract
We report supercontinuum generation extending to 300nm in the UV from a pure-silica holey fiber. The broad spectrum was obtained by launching ultra-short pulses (~150fs, 10nJ at 820nm) from an amplified Ti:sapphire laser. The extension of holey-fiber-based supercontinuum generation into the UV should prove to be of immediate application in spectroscopy. By slightly detuning the launch conditions we excited a higher order spatial mode, which produced a narrower supercontinuum, but with enhanced conversion efficiency at a series of blue/UV peaks around 360nm. We present numerical simulations, which suggest that differences in the dispersion profiles between the modes are an important factor in explaining this enhancement. In a related experiment, using the same laser source and fiber, we demonstrate a visible supercontinuum from several subsidiary cores, with distinct colours in each core. The subsidiary cores were excited by an appropriate input coupling. Fabrication of a fiber with a range of core sizes (dispersion profiles) for tailored supercontinuum generation can therefore be envisaged for practical applications.
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Published date: 16 July 2003
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