Broadband high-coherence supercontinuum in Al0.24Ga0.76As photonic crystal fibers
doi: 10.37188/CO.EN-2025-0011
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摘要:
提出了一种可替代的椭圆形和圆形空气孔辅助型Al0.24Ga0.76As光子晶体光纤来产生宽带高相干性中红外超连续谱,利用有限元法对其色散、有效模场面积和非线性系数进行了研究,模拟了光脉冲沿光纤的演化过程,分析和评估了不同泵浦条件下的超连续谱及其相干性。结果表明当光纤占空比
d 1/Λ 为0.125、d 2/Λ 为0.583并且零色散波长为3.228 μm时,通过在3.3μm处以峰值功率800 W、半高全宽20 fs的高斯脉冲泵浦10 mm光纤,可获得谱宽为4.852 μm的超连续谱。在反常色散区泵浦脉冲波长为4.0 μm、峰值功率为2000 W、半高全宽为80 fs时,调制不稳定性效应被明显抑制,可获得从1.1 μm扩展到8.99 μm的宽带高相干性超连续谱。在正常色散区2.8 μm处泵浦该光纤,可使部分脉冲能量转移到反常色散区,可在10 mm光纤输出端得到了从0.8 μm扩展到9.8 μm的宽带高相干性超连续谱。本文在Al0.24Ga0.76As光子晶体光纤中引入了椭圆气孔,为调整超连续谱的性能增加了灵活度,实现了用最短的光纤获得了最宽的超连续谱。-
关键词:
- 超连续谱 /
- 光子晶体光纤 /
- 相干性 /
- Al0.24Ga0.76As
Abstract:An alternative elliptical and circle air-hole-assisted Al0.24Ga0.76As photonic crystal fiber (PCF) was proposed for generating broadband high-coherence mid-infrared supercontinuum, and the dispersion, effective mode area and nonlinear coefficient were investigated by using finite element method (FEM), the evolution of optical pulses propagating along the fiber was simulated, and the supercontinuum and the coherence were analyzed and evaluated under different pumping conditions. The results show that a supercontinuum spectrum with a spectral width of 4.852 μm can be obtained in the proposed fiber with
d 1/Λ of 0.125,d 2/Λ of 0.583 and the zero-dispersion wavelength of 3.228 μm by pumping with a Gaussian pulse with a peak power of 800 W and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 20 fs at wavelength of 3.3 μm. When the fiber is pumped by the pulse with the peak power of2000 W, the FWHM of 80 fs at the wavelength of 4.0 μm in the in the anomalous dispersion region, the modulation instability is obviously suppressed, and the high-coherence supercontinuum spectrum spanning from 1.1 μm to 8.99μm is observed. A part of the pulse energy is transferred to the anomalous dispersion region when pumped at the wavelength of 2.8 μm in the normal dispersion region and a broadband high-coherence supercontinuum spectrum extending from 0.8 μm to 9.8 μm is generated in the 10 mm proposed fiber. This paper introduces elliptical air holes in the Al0.24Ga0.76As photonic crystal fiber, which enhances flexibility for tailoring the performance of supercontinuum, ultimately achieving the broadest supercontinuum spectrum with the shortest fiber length to date.-
Key words:
- supercontinuum /
- photonic crystal fiber /
- coherence /
- Al0.24Ga0.76As
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表 1 Soliton order and characteristic lengths for different pulses at a pump wavelength of 3.3 μm.
Table 1. Soliton order and characteristic lengths for different pulses at a pump wavelength of 3.3 μm.
λpump=3.3 μm TFWHM=20 fs TFWHM=50 fs TFWHM=80 fs P0=800 W N=6.50 N=16.20 N=25.86 Lfiss=1.65 mm Lfiss=4.12 mm Lfiss=6.60 mm LMI=4.08 mm LMI=4.08 mm LMI=4.08 mm P0= 1500 WN=8.85 N=22.00 N=35.40 Lfiss=1.20 mm Lfiss=3.00 mm Lfiss=4.80 mm LMI=2.18 mm LMI=2.18 mm LMI=2.18 mm P0= 2000 WN=10.20 N=25.56 N=40.90 Lfiss=1.04 mm Lfiss=2.61 mm Lfiss=4.2 mm LMI=1.60 mm LMI=1.60 mm LMI=1.60 mm 表 2 Soliton order and characteristic lengths for different pulses at a pump wavelength of 4.0 μm.
Table 2. Soliton order and characteristic lengths for different pulses at a pump wavelength of 4.0 μm.
λpump=4.0 μm TFWHM=20 fs TFWHM=50 fs TFWHM=80 fs P0=800 W N=0.95 N=2.40 N=3.80 Lfiss=0.34 mm Lfiss=0.85 mm Lfiss=1.36 mm LMI=5.70 mm LMI=5.70 mm LMI=5.70 mm P0= 1500 WN=1.30 N=3.30 N=5.20 Lfiss=0.25 mm Lfiss=0.62 mm Lfiss=0.99 mm LMI=3.05 mm LMI=3.05 mm LMI=3.05 mm P0= 2000 WN=1.50 N=3.76 N=6.01 Lfiss=0.20 mm Lfiss=0.54 mm Lfiss=0.86 mm LMI=2.30 mm LMI=2.30 mm LMI=2.30 mm 表 3 Comparison of SC generated in different PCFs in recent years.
Table 3. Comparison of SC generated in different PCFs in recent years.
Researches Material used Publication Year Wavelength range Peak Power(kW) SC Span(nm) Fiber length(mm) [55] AsSe2 and As2S5 2020 Near and Mid-infrared 10.120 2100 30 [29] Ge20Sb15Se65 2021 Mid-infrared 1.000 4257 1 [56] Si and MgF2 2021 Near and Mid-infrared 1.000 2700 10 [57] As2Se3 and As2S5 2022 Mid-infrared 10.000 8000 34 [58] Ge20Sb15Se65 2023 Near and Mid-infrared 0.500 6020 25 [59] As2S3 2023 Mid-infrared 1.000 3260 45 [60] As38Se62 2024 Mid-infrared 1.800 6500 28 [61] As2Se3 2024 Mid-infrared 2.778 5944 100 [44] Al0.24Ga0.76As 2021 Near and Mid-infrared 2.500 6000 50 [45] Al0.24Ga0.76As 2023 Near and Mid-infrared 2.500 6800 50 This
StudyAl0.24Ga0.76As
(anomalous dispersion region)—— Near and Mid-infrared 2.000 7890 10 This
StudyAl0.24Ga0.76As
(normal dispersion region)—— Near and Mid-infrared 2.000 9000 10 -
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