Tellurite Microstructured Fibers Research Articles

Reconstruction of Optical Pulse Intensity and Phase Based on SPM Spectra Measurements in Microstructured Tellurite Fiber in Telecommunication Range

We report novel functionalities of a very simple, robust, and low-cost optical metrology method for the reconstruction of an intensity profile and phase of pulses in the telecommunication range based on measuring the fundamental spectrum and two self-phase modulated spectra after a nonlinear element with Kerr nonlinearity. We demonstrate, for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the possibility of implementing this method using a microstructured tellurite fiber (with a zero dispersion wavelength of 1.55 μ m and nonlinear coefficient >500 (W km)−1) as a nonlinear element for characterizing optical pulses with a wide range of parameters: wavelengths from O-band to L-band, durations from <100 fs to ∼100 ps, low energies (∼100 pJ), and/or low peak powers (∼1 W). The intensity and phase of 80-fs ultrashort pulses with an energy of ∼100 pJ are retrieved experimentally. We give a detailed theoretical analysis of the possibilities of reconstructing telecommunication pulses, including the important problem of measuring two coherent neighboring pulses whose wings may overlap.

Increased Red Frequency Shift in Coherent Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Generation From Tellurite Microstructured Fibers

We investigate coherent broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in all normal dispersion (ANDi) tellurite microstructured fibers through numerical simulations. The proposed tellurite microstructured fibers (PTMFs) have an inverted L-shaped ANDi profile in the wavelength range of < 5.2 μm. By using a 2-μm femtosecond laser as the pump source, the spectral broadening occurs in the PTMF, which is caused by self-phase modulation (SPM) and optical wave breaking. Interestingly, SPM induced spectral broadening is larger on the Stokes side than the antistokes side, since the trailing edge of laser pulse becomes smoother than its leading edge, and the effect of self-steepening (SS) on pulse shape is compensated by the effect of the dispersion in the PTMF. Such a phenomenon is inaccessible in previously reported optical fibers, since the trailing edge of output pulse is steeper than the leading edge of output pulse when SS occurs in previously reported ANDi fibers. As a result, coherent broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum light with long operating wavelength can be generated in the PTMF.

Raman soliton generation in microstructured tellurite fiber pumped by hybrid Erbium/Thulium fiber laser system

We demonstrate a fibre laser source generating ultrashort pulses tunable in the range 2-2.5 μm. The source is based on a hybrid Er/Tm fiber laser system and microstructured suspended-core tellurite fiber where Raman soliton shifting occurs. Nonlinear soliton dynamics is studied and possibility of tuning beyond 3 μm is shown.

Widely tunable mid-infrared fiber laser source based on soliton self-frequency shift in microstructured tellurite fiber.

A turnkey fiber laser source generating high-quality pulses with a spectral sech shape and Fourier transform-limited duration of order 100 fs widely tunable in the 1.6-2.65 μm range is presented. It is based on Raman soliton self-frequency shifting in the suspended-core microstructured TeO2-WO3-La2O3 glass fiber pumped by a hybrid Er/Tm fiber system. Detailed experimental and theoretical studies, which are in a very good agreement, of nonlinear pulse dynamics in the tellurite fiber with carefully measured and calculated parameters are reported. A quantitatively verified numerical model is used to show Raman soliton shift in the range well beyond 3 μm for increased pump energy.

Supercontinuum generation and lasing in thulium doped tellurite microstructured fibers

We report supercontinuum (SC) generation in Tm3+ doped tellurite microstructured fibers (TMFs) pumped by a 1.56 μm femtosecond fiber laser. In comparison with SC generation in undoped TMFs, the SC spectral bandwidth and the spectral intensity in the wavelength region of &amp;gt;1.9 μm are evidently enlarged in Tm3+ doped TMFs owing to the contribution of the combination of linear gain of Tm3+ and the nonlinear optical effects to spectral broadening. Furthermore, a transition from SC generation to 1.887 μm lasing (Tm3+: 3F4→3H6 transition) is observed in Tm3+ doped TMFs by varying the pulse width of the pump laser from 0.29 to 3.47 ps, which gives the evidence of the above spectral broadening mechanism. This is the first observation of the transition from SC generation to lasing, to the best of our knowledge.

Octave-spanning spectrum of femtosecond Yb:fiber ring laser at 528 MHz repetition rate in microstructured tellurite fiber

The octave-spanning spectrum was generated in a tellurite glass based microstructured fiber pumped by a 528 MHz repetition rate Yb:fiber ring laser without amplification. The laser achieved 40% output optical-to-optical efficiency with the output power of 410 mW. By adjusting the grating pair in the cavity, this oscillator can work at different cavity dispersion regimes with the shortest dechirped pulse width of 46 fs. The output pulses were then launched into a high-nonlinearity tellurite fiber, which has the zero-dispersion wavelength at ~1 μm. The high nonlinearity coefficient (1348 km⁻¹W⁻¹) and the matched zero-dispersion wavelength with pump laser enable the octave-spanning supercontinuum generated from 750 nm to 1700 nm with the coupled pulse energy above 10 pJ.

Wideband supercontinuum generation in tapered tellurite microstructured fibers

Enhanced soliton trapping of dispersive waves in a tapered tellurite microstructured fiber pumped by a 1556 nm femtosecond fiber laser is demonstrated. The short wavelength edge of supercontinuum light is extended from 960 to 600 nm after tapering the tellurite microstructured fiber, which is caused by the enhanced soliton trapping of dispersive waves owing to the changing group velocities in tapered fibers. Wide-band supercontinuum light source spanning from 600 to >2400 nm is generated in tapered tellurite micro-structured fibers. Our experimental and simulated results show that short length (several centimeters) zero-dispersion-wave length decreasing highly nonlinear fiber has a potential for generating wideband supercontinuum light source expanding from visible to mid-infrared region.