Supercontinuum generation in benzene-filled hollow-core fibers
Authors: Lanh Chu Van, Van Thuy Hoang, Van Cao Long, Krzysztof Borzycki, Khoa Dinh Xuan, Vu Tran Quoc, Marek Trippenbach, Ryszard Buczynski, Jacek Pniewski
Optical Engineering
: 60(11) : 116109-1
Publishing year: 11/2021
Supercontinuum generation (SG) in fused silica photonic crystal fibers (PCFs)
having a core infiltrated with liquid benzene is analyzed. Three PCF designs, with dimensions
and chromatic dispersion optimized for SG using off-the-shelf femtosecond pulse lasers
(1560 nm, 90 ps), are proposed. F1 fiber with lattice constant Λ ¼ 1.5 μm and linear filling
factor f ¼ 0.45 has all-normal dispersion and offers SG in the 700- to 2000-nm band at relative
power levels within 15 dB when pumped with 3 nJ pulses. F2 fiber (Λ ¼ 1.5 μm, f ¼ 0.6)
enables SG in an anomalous dispersion regime, covering 600 to 2600 nm spectral range at
relative power levels within 30 dB when pumped with low-energy pulses (1 nJ). The F3 fiber
(Λ ¼ 2.5 μm, f ¼ 0.6) also exhibits mostly anomalous dispersion and makes possible SG in
a very broad 600 to 3500 nm range at relative power levels within 30 dB when pumped with
2 nJ pulses.