• Acta Optica Sinica
  • Vol. 35, Issue 12, 1206004 (2015)
Zhu Qingde1, Wang Xunsi1, Zhang Peiqing1, Peng Tao2, Chen Wei3, Nie Qiuhua1, Sun Lihong1, Cheng Ci1, Liu shuo1, Pan Zhanghao1, Liao Fangxing1, Zhang Peiquan1, Liu Zijun1, Dai Shixun1, and Guangming Tao4
Author Affiliations
  • 1[in Chinese]
  • 2[in Chinese]
  • 3[in Chinese]
  • 4CREOL, The College of Optics & Photonics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, United States
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    DOI: 10.3788/aos201535.1206004 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhu Qingde, Wang Xunsi, Zhang Peiqing, Peng Tao, Chen Wei, Nie Qiuhua, Sun Lihong, Cheng Ci, Liu shuo, Pan Zhanghao, Liao Fangxing, Zhang Peiquan, Liu Zijun, Dai Shixun, Guangming Tao. Fabrication and Optical Properties of Chalcogenide As2S3 Suspended-Core Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2015, 35(12): 1206004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The chalcogenide glasses are considered as a kind of good candidate for their characteristics of higher linearity and nonlinearity. Compared to common silica fibers and step- index chalcogenide glasses fibers, chalcogenide suspended-core fibers have better qualities in wider infrared transmitting, ultra-higher nonlinearity functioning and dispersion tailoring, so that it can be used in infrared laser spectrum broaden, chemical and biologic sensing popularly. First, the reviews are given for the developments of chalcogenide glasses fiber and laser supercontinuum generation; then, a few meters of four- hole suspended- core fibers are fabricated by a novel extrusion method which need only purified bulk chalcogenide glass for preparation. Here, the glasses thermal stability and tailored fibers geometry can be protected finely thanks to the novel extrusion method. In addition, the optical properties of glasses and fibers also are measured detailedly. With the help of optical spectra analysis, the visible and infrared transmitting of As2S3 samples, optical loss spectrum and light transmission spot diagrams in the fibers are discussed, respectively. A low-loss (0.17 dB/m at a wavelength of 3.8 μm) chalcogenide suspended-core fiber with a core diameter of 5.6 μm is obtained, and their supercontinuum generations are achieved under the pump of infrared optical parametric amplification(OPA) laser, the widest broadened spectrum in infrared region can be achieved up to 3000 nm (from 1500 to 4500 nm), and the value can be increased up to 6000 nm in theory with a more widen spectroscopic detector.
    Zhu Qingde, Wang Xunsi, Zhang Peiqing, Peng Tao, Chen Wei, Nie Qiuhua, Sun Lihong, Cheng Ci, Liu shuo, Pan Zhanghao, Liao Fangxing, Zhang Peiquan, Liu Zijun, Dai Shixun, Guangming Tao. Fabrication and Optical Properties of Chalcogenide As2S3 Suspended-Core Fiber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2015, 35(12): 1206004
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