A review of nonlinear applications in silicon optical fibers from telecom wavelengths into the mid-infrared spectral region
A review of nonlinear applications in silicon optical fibers from telecom wavelengths into the mid-infrared spectral region
Glass-glad silicon core fibers are attracting considerable attention for use in nonlinear applications due to their tight light confinement and intrinsically high third-order nonlinearities. Recent advances in the fabrication procedures have shown that molten core fiber drawing and post-processing techniques can be combined in a versatile approach to produce low-loss fibers with submicron-sized crystalline cores. In this paper, we review current progress in the nonlinear application of silicon-based optical fibers from telecom wavelengths into the mid-infrared. Particular attention is paid to dispersion engineering the fibers to achieve efficient parametric amplification, wavelength conversion and mid-infrared supercontinuum generation.
Fiber nonlinear optics, Fiber optics, Silicon photonics, Supercontinuum generation
Shen, Li
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Ren, Haonan
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Huang, Meng
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Wu, Dong
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Peacock, Anna
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15 May 2020
Shen, Li
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Ren, Haonan
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Huang, Meng
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Wu, Dong
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Peacock, Anna
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Shen, Li, Ren, Haonan, Huang, Meng, Wu, Dong and Peacock, Anna
(2020)
A review of nonlinear applications in silicon optical fibers from telecom wavelengths into the mid-infrared spectral region.
Optics Communications, 463, [125437].
(doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2020.125437).
Abstract
Glass-glad silicon core fibers are attracting considerable attention for use in nonlinear applications due to their tight light confinement and intrinsically high third-order nonlinearities. Recent advances in the fabrication procedures have shown that molten core fiber drawing and post-processing techniques can be combined in a versatile approach to produce low-loss fibers with submicron-sized crystalline cores. In this paper, we review current progress in the nonlinear application of silicon-based optical fibers from telecom wavelengths into the mid-infrared. Particular attention is paid to dispersion engineering the fibers to achieve efficient parametric amplification, wavelength conversion and mid-infrared supercontinuum generation.
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Accepted/In Press date: 1 February 2020
Published date: 15 May 2020
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L. Shen and H. Ren contributed equally to this paper. The authors acknowledge their colleagues and collaborators who contributed to the cited work, particularly F. Suhailin, Y. Franz, A. F. J. Runge, T. W. Hawkins, J. Ballato, and U. J. Gibson. This publication was supported by the following research funds: the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), UK ( EP/P000940/1 and EP/N013247/1 ); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) ( 61705072 ).
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Fiber nonlinear optics, Fiber optics, Silicon photonics, Supercontinuum generation
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/441307
ISSN: 0030-4018
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