• Opto-Electronic Advances
  • Vol. 2, Issue 2, 180020 (2019)
Huanhuan Liu, Ye Yu, Wei Song, Qiao Jiang, and Fufei Pang
Author Affiliations
  • Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
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    DOI: 10.29026/oea.2019.180020 Cite this Article
    Huanhuan Liu, Ye Yu, Wei Song, Qiao Jiang, Fufei Pang. Recent development of flat supercontinuum generation in specialty optical fibers[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2019, 2(2): 180020 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic diagram of supercontinuum generation.
    Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of supercontinuum generation.
    Transmission spectra of selected optical fibers (based on the data presented in the available literature).GCF: germaniacore fiber; Ge: germania fiber; ZBLAN: ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF
    Fig. 2. Transmission spectra of selected optical fibers (based on the data presented in the available literature).GCF: germaniacore fiber; Ge: germania fiber; ZBLAN: ZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaF
    Measured dispersion curve and calculated mode field diameter (MFD) for PCF.(a) PCF A. (b) PCF B. Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Fig. 3. Measured dispersion curve and calculated mode field diameter (MFD) for PCF.(a) PCF A. (b) PCF B. Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Spectra of supercontinuum generation by pumping PCF A in different pulse energy.(a) Central pump wavelength at 1050 nm. (b) Central pump wavelength at 790 nm. Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Fig. 4. Spectra of supercontinuum generation by pumping PCF A in different pulse energy.(a) Central pump wavelength at 1050 nm. (b) Central pump wavelength at 790 nm. Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Simulated spectrogram of the pulse evolution at different transmission lengths in the ANDi PCF with projected temporal and spectral intensity profiles.Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Fig. 5. Simulated spectrogram of the pulse evolution at different transmission lengths in the ANDi PCF with projected temporal and spectral intensity profiles.Figure reproduced from ref.20, Optical Society of America.
    Experimental setup and spectra of spectrally flat supercontinuum generation.(a) Experimental setup. (b) Evolution of SC spectra against launched pump power. Figure reproduced from ref.4, Chinese Laser Press.
    Fig. 6. Experimental setup and spectra of spectrally flat supercontinuum generation.(a) Experimental setup. (b) Evolution of SC spectra against launched pump power. Figure reproduced from ref.4, Chinese Laser Press.
    Experimental setup and spectra for SC generation in the InF3 fiber.(a) Experimental setup. (b) Evolution of SC spectrum with pump pulse energy. Figure reproduced from ref.15.
    Fig. 7. Experimental setup and spectra for SC generation in the InF3 fiber.(a) Experimental setup. (b) Evolution of SC spectrum with pump pulse energy. Figure reproduced from ref.15.
    (a) Experimental setup of supercontinuum generation in germania-core fiber. (b) Spectral comparison at different positions. (c) Dispersion and loss distribution curve. Figure reproduced from ref.41.
    Fig. 8. (a) Experimental setup of supercontinuum generation in germania-core fiber. (b) Spectral comparison at different positions. (c) Dispersion and loss distribution curve. Figure reproduced from ref.41.
    YearNonlinear fiberSpectrum (μm)FlatnessOutput power
    200817PCF1.06–1.678 dB @1.06–1.67 μm29 W
    201018PCF+HNLF1.055–1.4750.7 dB@1.175–1.391 μm8 W
    201031ZBLAN0.35–6.2810 dB @0.565–5.246 μm-
    201537ZBLAN PCF0.4–2.5< 3 dB @0.8–2. 4 μm-
    201615InF32–5< 5 dB @2–5 μm-
    20173ZBLAN1.9–4.210 dB @1.96–4.05 μm15.2 W
    20184holmium-doped ZBLAN2.8–3.93 dB @2.93–3.70 μm411 mW
    201841Germania-core fiber1.95–3.010 dB @1.95–3.0 μm30.1 W
    Table 1. Summary of typical SC works with specialty optical fibers.
    Huanhuan Liu, Ye Yu, Wei Song, Qiao Jiang, Fufei Pang. Recent development of flat supercontinuum generation in specialty optical fibers[J]. Opto-Electronic Advances, 2019, 2(2): 180020
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