READ ME File For 'DATASET for Low loss polycrystalline SiGe core fibers for nonlinear photonics' Dataset DOI:https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2970 ReadMe Author: Amar N. Ghosh, Stuart J. MacFarquhar, Ozan Aktas, Than S. Saini, Swe Z. Oo, Harold M. H. Chong, and Anna C. Peacoc, University of Southampton This dataset supports the publication: Amar N. Ghosh, Meng Huang, Thomas W. Hawkins, John Ballato, Ursula J. Gibson, and Anna C. Peacock (2024) Low loss polycrystalline SiGe core fibers for nonlinear photonics Optics Express Description: The excel file contains all experimental data used for generating Fig. 2, Fig. 3b & 3c, Fig. 4, Fig. 5 and Fig. 6. The figures are as follows: Fig. 2 Material characterization of the SiGe fibers using Raman spectroscopy. Fig. 3b & 3c Dispersion profile and linear propagation losses of the tapered SiGe fiber as a function of wavelength. Fig. 4 Nonlinear absorption measurements of the tapered SiGe fiber at different wavelengths. Fig. 5 Experimental power-dependent transmission spectra for different pump wavelengths. Fig. 6 Wavelength dependence of the Kerr nonlinear coefficient n2 and Wavelength dispersion of the FOM. Geographic location of data collection: University of Southampton, U.K. Date of data collection 01/02/2023 to 31/10/2023 Related projects: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) (EP/Y008499/1 and EP/P000940/1) and J. E. Sirrine Foundation. Dataset available under a CC BY 4.0 licence Publisher: University of Southampton, U.K. Date: February 2024