Anti-Stokes Line in an Index-Guiding Photonic Crystal Fibre with Two Zero-Dispersion Wavelengths

Abstract

An index-guiding photonic crystal fibre with a small hole in the core is fabricated. The simulated results show that the first higher order mode possesses two zero-dispersion wavelengths, and the phase-matching is possible in the anomalous dispersion regime between the two zero-dispersion wavelengths. Using 200 fs Ti: sapphire laser of 820, 830 and 840 nm, the anti-Stokes line around 530 nm can be generated efficiently. The maximum ratio of the anti-Stokes signal energy to the pump component in the output spectrum is estimated to be 1.03 and the conversion efficiency is above 50%.