A Review of Mid-Infrared Supercontinuum Generation in Chalcogenide Glass Fibers
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Abstract
Chalcogenide glasses have the advantages of a wide transparency window (over 20 μm) and high optical nonlinearity (up to a thousand times greater than that of silica glasses), making them good candidates for mid-infrared supercontinuum generation. In this review, we describe both the history and recent developments in mid-infrared supercontinuum generation from chalcogenide fibers according to three kinds of fiber structures: step-index, microstructured and tapered fibers. We also review the coherence properties of mid-infrared supercontinuum generation and all-fiber supercontinuum sources based on chalcogenide fibers.
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OpenAlex topics: Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics · Optical Network Technologies · Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies
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Laboratory of Infrared Material and Devices, The Research Institute of Advanced Technologies, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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