Recent advances in supercontinuum generation in specialty optical fibers [Invited]

T. Sylvestre; E. Genier; E. Genier; A. N. Ghosh; A. N. Ghosh; P. Bowen; G. Genty; J. Troles; A. Mussot; A. C. Peacock; M. Klimczak; A. M. Heidt; J. C. Travers; O. Bang; O. Bang; J. M. Dudley

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.439330

Journal of the Optical Society of America B
Vol. 38,
Issue 12,
pp. F90-F103
(2021)
•https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.439330

Recent advances in supercontinuum generation in specialty optical fibers [Invited]

T. Sylvestre, E. Genier, A. N. Ghosh, P. Bowen, G. Genty, J. Troles, A. Mussot, A. C. Peacock, M. Klimczak, A. M. Heidt, J. C. Travers, O. Bang, and J. M. Dudley

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T. Sylvestre, E. Genier, A. N. Ghosh, P. Bowen, G. Genty, J. Troles, A. Mussot, A. C. Peacock, M. Klimczak, A. M. Heidt, J. C. Travers, O. Bang, and J. M. Dudley, "Recent advances in supercontinuum generation in specialty optical fibers [Invited]," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 38, F90-F103 (2021)

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- Original Manuscript: August 3, 2021
- Manuscript Accepted: September 18, 2021
- Published: October 25, 2021
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Abstract

The physics and applications of fiber-based supercontinuum (SC) sources have been a subject of intense interest over the last decade, with significant impact on both basic science and industry. New uses for SC sources are also constantly emerging due to their unique properties that combine high brightness, multi-octave frequency bandwidth, fiber delivery, and single-mode output. The last few years have seen significant research efforts focused on extending the wavelength coverage of SC sources towards the 2 to $20\,\,\unicode{x00B5}{\rm m}$ molecular fingerprint mid-infrared (MIR) region and in the ultraviolet (UV) down to 100 nm, while also improving stability, noise and coherence, output power, and polarization properties. Here we review a selection of recent advances in SC generation in a range of specialty optical fibers, including fluoride, chalcogenide, telluride, and silicon-core fibers for the MIR; UV-grade silica fibers and gas-filled hollow-core fibers for the UV range; and all-normal dispersion fibers for ultralow-noise coherent SC generation.

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Ref.	Fiber Systems	Amplifiers	SC Bandwidth	Power	Rep. Rate	Pulse Duration
[58]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	No	$0.8 - 4.5 µ m$	23 mW	5 kHz	2 ns
[78]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{2} {S e}_{3}$ fibers	No	$2 - 10 µ m$	16 mW	100 kHz	460 ps
[76]	Chalcogenide taper	No	$1.8 - 9.5 µ m$	30 mW	42 MHz	230 fs
[79]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	Yes	$1 - 3.2 µ m$	1.3 W	5 kHz	2 ns
[80]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	No	$1.8 - 3.4 µ m$	5 mW	200 kHz	900 fs
[81]	Doped silica-ZBLAN-chalcogenide fibers	No	$1.5 - 10.5 µ m$	50 mW	3 MHz	100 ps
[82]	Butt coupled ZBLAN-chalcogenide fibers	Yes	$2 - 6.5 µ m$	1.13 W	600 kHz	100 ps
[83]	$Z B L A N - {G e}_{10} {A s}_{22} {S e}_{68}$ fiber taper	Yes	$1.07 - 7.94 µ m$	41 mW	Variable	1 ns
[84]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{2} S_{3} - {A s}_{2} {S e}_{3}$ fibers	Yes	$1.6 - 11 µ m$	139 mW	800 kHz	1.1 ns
[85]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{38} {S e}_{62}$ fibers	Yes	$3.2 - 7.2 µ m$	54.3 mW	40 kHz	3 ns
[86]	HNLF-chalcogenide fibers	Yes	$1.9 - 4.8 µ m$	565 mW	10 MHz	40 ps

SC Properties						Noise Properties
Ref.	$λ_{0}$	$P_{0}$	$T_{0}$	$Δ λ$	PM	Method	RIN Bandwidth	Filter Bandwidth	RIN
[115]	1050 nm	137 kW	50 fs	905 nm, $- 20 d B$	No	No data
[115]	790 nm	220 kW	50 fs	880 nm, $- 20 d B$	No	No data
[124]	1054 nm	44 kW	170 fs	620 nm, $- 10 d B$	No	Osci.	600 nm	10 nm	33 %
[129]	1550 nm	9 kW	120 fs	480 nm, $- 30 d B$	No	Osci.	200 nm	12 nm	1.2 %
[134]	1049 nm	48 kW	180 fs	720 nm, $- 3 d B$	17 dB	Osci.	400 nm	3 nm	0.54 %
[135]	1040 nm	120 kW	230 fs	600 nm, $- 10 d B$	No	ESA	450 nm	100 nm	2 %
[136]	1562 nm	3.3 kW	170 fs	185 nm, $- 30 d B$	No	No data
[137]	1800 nm	400 kW	70 fs	1500 nm, $- 20 d B$	10 dB	No data
[138]	1560 nm	22 kW	80 fs	1050 nm, $- 10 d B$	10 dB	ESA	1050 nm	no filter	0.045 %
[139]	1030 nm	62.5 kW	400 fs	500 nm, $- 60 d B$	No	No data
[140]	5000 nm	160 MW	150 fs	$11.2 µ m$ , $- 30 d B$	No	No data

Ref.	Fiber Systems	Amplifiers	SC Bandwidth	Power	Rep. Rate	Pulse Duration
[58]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	No	$0.8 - 4.5 µ m$	23 mW	5 kHz	2 ns
[78]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{2} {S e}_{3}$ fibers	No	$2 - 10 µ m$	16 mW	100 kHz	460 ps
[76]	Chalcogenide taper	No	$1.8 - 9.5 µ m$	30 mW	42 MHz	230 fs
[79]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	Yes	$1 - 3.2 µ m$	1.3 W	5 kHz	2 ns
[80]	Silica-ZBLAN fibers	No	$1.8 - 3.4 µ m$	5 mW	200 kHz	900 fs
[81]	Doped silica-ZBLAN-chalcogenide fibers	No	$1.5 - 10.5 µ m$	50 mW	3 MHz	100 ps
[82]	Butt coupled ZBLAN-chalcogenide fibers	Yes	$2 - 6.5 µ m$	1.13 W	600 kHz	100 ps
[83]	$Z B L A N - {G e}_{10} {A s}_{22} {S e}_{68}$ fiber taper	Yes	$1.07 - 7.94 µ m$	41 mW	Variable	1 ns
[84]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{2} S_{3} - {A s}_{2} {S e}_{3}$ fibers	Yes	$1.6 - 11 µ m$	139 mW	800 kHz	1.1 ns
[85]	Silica-ZBLAN- ${A s}_{38} {S e}_{62}$ fibers	Yes	$3.2 - 7.2 µ m$	54.3 mW	40 kHz	3 ns
[86]	HNLF-chalcogenide fibers	Yes	$1.9 - 4.8 µ m$	565 mW	10 MHz	40 ps

SC Properties						Noise Properties
Ref.	$λ_{0}$	$P_{0}$	$T_{0}$	$Δ λ$	PM	Method	RIN Bandwidth	Filter Bandwidth	RIN
[115]	1050 nm	137 kW	50 fs	905 nm, $- 20 d B$	No	No data
[115]	790 nm	220 kW	50 fs	880 nm, $- 20 d B$	No	No data
[124]	1054 nm	44 kW	170 fs	620 nm, $- 10 d B$	No	Osci.	600 nm	10 nm	33 %
[129]	1550 nm	9 kW	120 fs	480 nm, $- 30 d B$	No	Osci.	200 nm	12 nm	1.2 %
[134]	1049 nm	48 kW	180 fs	720 nm, $- 3 d B$	17 dB	Osci.	400 nm	3 nm	0.54 %
[135]	1040 nm	120 kW	230 fs	600 nm, $- 10 d B$	No	ESA	450 nm	100 nm	2 %
[136]	1562 nm	3.3 kW	170 fs	185 nm, $- 30 d B$	No	No data
[137]	1800 nm	400 kW	70 fs	1500 nm, $- 20 d B$	10 dB	No data
[138]	1560 nm	22 kW	80 fs	1050 nm, $- 10 d B$	10 dB	ESA	1050 nm	no filter	0.045 %
[139]	1030 nm	62.5 kW	400 fs	500 nm, $- 60 d B$	No	No data
[140]	5000 nm	160 MW	150 fs	$11.2 µ m$ , $- 30 d B$	No	No data

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