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Polyanskiy MN. Refractiveindex.info database of optical constants. Sci Data 2024; 11:94. [PMID: 38238330 PMCID: PMC10796781 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-023-02898-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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We introduce the refractiveindex.info database, a comprehensive open-source repository containing optical constants for a wide array of materials, and describe in detail the underlying dataset. This collection, derived from a meticulous compilation of data sourced from peer-reviewed publications, manufacturers' datasheets, and authoritative texts, aims to advance research in optics and photonics. The data is stored using a YAML-based format, ensuring integrity, consistency, and ease of access. Each record is accompanied by detailed metadata, facilitating a comprehensive understanding and efficient utilization of the data. In this descriptor, we outline the data curation protocols and the file format used for data records, and briefly demonstrate how the data can be organized in a user-friendly fashion akin to the books in a traditional library.
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- Mikhail N Polyanskiy
- Brookhaven National Laboratory, Accelerator Test Facility, Upton, NY, 11973, USA.
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Afsharnia M, Junaid S, Saravi S, Chemnitz M, Wondraczek K, Pertsch T, Schmidt MA, Setzpfandt F. Generation of infrared photon pairs by spontaneous four-wave mixing in a CS 2-filled microstructured optical fiber. Sci Rep 2024; 14:977. [PMID: 38200053 PMCID: PMC10781736 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51482-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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We experimentally demonstrate frequency non-degenerate photon-pair generation via spontaneous four-wave mixing from a novel CS2-filled microstructured optical fiber. CS2 has high nonlinearity, narrow Raman lines, a broad transmission spectrum, and also has a large index contrast with the microstructured silica fiber. We can achieve phase matching over a large spectral range by tuning the pump wavelength, allowing the generation of idler photons in the infrared region, which is suitable for applications in quantum spectroscopy. Moreover, we demonstrate a coincidence-to-accidental ratio of larger than 90 and a pair generation efficiency of about [Formula: see text] per pump pulse, which shows the viability of this fiber-based platform as a photon-pair source for quantum technology applications.
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- Mina Afsharnia
- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 07745, Jena, Germany.
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Street 9, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Abbe Center of Photonics and Faculty of Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, 07743, Jena, Germany
- Otto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Fraunhoferstr. 6, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Applied Physics, Abbe Center of Photonics, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Albert-Einstein-Straße 15, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering IOF, Albert-Einstein-Str. 7, 07745, Jena, Germany
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Huang W, Junaid S, Hofmann J, Schneidewind H, Schmidt MA. Ultrafast supercontinuum generation in halomethane-filled liquid-core fibers. OPTICS LETTERS 2023; 48:5411-5414. [PMID: 37831880 DOI: 10.1364/ol.501583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Here, we demonstrate the properties of bromotrichloromethane (CBrCl3) in the context of ultrafast supercontinuum generation in liquid-core fibers. Broadband interferometric and spectroscopic measurements of liquids and fibers indicate suitable optical properties of this halomethane for near-IR supercontinuum generation, which were confirmed in corresponding experiments using ultrashort pulses. The associated simulations showed consistent broadband power redistributions, thus confirming that this halomethane is a suitable candidate for ultrafast nonlinear frequency conversion in liquid-core fibers. It uniquely combines the advantages of an inorganic, i.e., CH-free, material with a non-vanishing hyperpolarizability, allowing to anticipate an integration of second-order nonlinearity into the fiber.
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Wan Y, Qi X, Hofmann J, Scheibinger R, Jia G, Gui F, Plentz J, Wen J, Schmidt MA. Optical heating-induced spectral tuning of supercontinuum generation in liquid core fibers using multiwall carbon nanotubes. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:30911-30920. [PMID: 37710623 DOI: 10.1364/oe.496199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/13/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
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In this work, we demonstrate the optical heating modulation of soliton-based supercontinuum generation through the employment of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) acting as fast and efficient heat generators. By utilizing highly dispersion-sensitive liquid-core fibers in combination with MW-CNTs coated to the outer wall of the fiber, spectral tuning of dispersive waves with response times below one second via exploiting the strong thermo-optic response of the core liquid was achieved. Local illumination of the MW-CNTs coated fiber at selected points allowed modulation of the waveguide dispersion, thus controlling the soliton fission process. Experimentally, a spectral shift of the two dispersive waves towards the region of anomalous dispersion was observed at increasing temperatures. The presented tuning concept shows great potential in the context of nonlinear photonics, as complex and dynamically reconfigurable dispersion profiles can be generated by using structured light fields. This allows investigating nonlinear frequency conversion processes under unconventional conditions, and realizing nonlinear light sources that are reconfigurable quickly.
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Zhu S, Duan R, Chen W, Wang F, Han J, Xu X, Wu L, Ye M, Sun F, Han S, Zhao X, Tan CS, Liang H, Liu Z, Wang QJ. Ultrastrong Optical Harmonic Generations in Layered Platinum Disulfide in the Mid-Infrared. ACS NANO 2023; 17:2148-2158. [PMID: 36706067 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c08147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nonlinear optical activities (e.g., harmonic generations) in two-dimensional (2D) layered materials have attracted much attention due to the great promise in diverse optoelectronic applications such as nonlinear optical modulators, nonreciprocal optical device, and nonlinear optical imaging. Exploration of nonlinear optical response (e.g., frequency conversion) in the infrared, especially the mid-infrared (MIR) region, is highly desirable for ultrafast MIR laser applications ranging from tunable MIR coherent sources, MIR supercontinuum generation, and MIR frequency-comb-based spectroscopy to high harmonic generation. However, nonlinear optical effects in 2D layered materials under MIR pump are rarely reported, mainly due to the lack of suitable 2D layered materials. Van der Waals layered platinum disulfide (PtS2) with a sizable bandgap from the visible to the infrared region is a promising candidate for realizing MIR nonlinear optical devices. In this work, we investigate the nonlinear optical properties including third-and fifth-harmonic generation (THG and FHG) in thin layered PtS2 under infrared pump (1550-2510 nm). Strikingly, the ultrastrong third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ(3)(-3ω;ω,ω,ω) of thin layered PtS2 in the MIR region was estimated to be over 10-18 m2/V2, which is about one order of that in traditional transition metal chalcogenides. Such excellent performance makes air-stable PtS2 a potential candidate for developing next-generation MIR nonlinear photonic devices.
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- Song Zhu
- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin150001, P. R. China
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
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- School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan610064, P. R. China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- School of Material Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 639798, Singapore
- School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
- CINTRA CNRS/NTU/THALES, UMI 3288, Research Techno Plaza, Nanyang Technological University, 637371, Singapore
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Afsharnia M, Lyu Z, Pertsch T, Schmidt MA, Saravi S, Setzpfandt F. Spectral tailoring of photon pairs from microstructured suspended-core optical fibers with liquid-filled nanochannels. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:29680-29693. [PMID: 36299137 DOI: 10.1364/oe.461331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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We theoretically study the generation of photon pairs via spontaneous four-wave mixing (SFWM) in a liquid-filled microstructured suspended-core optical fiber. We show that it is possible to control the wavelength, group velocity, and bandwidths of the two-photon states. Our proposed fiber structure shows a large number of degrees of freedom to engineer the two-photon state. Here, we focus on the factorable state, which shows no spectral correlation in the two-photon components of the state, and allows the heralding of a single-photon pure state without the need for spectral post-filtering.
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Das S, Roh S, Atzin N, Mozaffari A, Tang X, de Pablo JJ, Abbott NL. Programming Solitons in Liquid Crystals Using Surface Chemistry. LANGMUIR : THE ACS JOURNAL OF SURFACES AND COLLOIDS 2022; 38:3575-3584. [PMID: 35263108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AC electric fields cause three-dimensional orientational fluctuations (solitons) to form and rapidly propagate in confined films of liquid crystals (LCs), offering the basis of a new class of active soft matter (e.g., for accelerating mixing and transport processes in microscale chemical systems). How surface chemistry impacts the formation and trajectories of solitons, however, is not understood. Here, we show that self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) formed from alkanethiols on gold, which permit precise control over surface chemistry, are electrochemically stable over voltage and frequency windows (<100 V; 1 kHz) that lead to soliton formation in achiral nematic films of 4'-butyl-4-heptyl-bicyclohexyl-4-carbonitrile (CCN-47). By comparing soliton formation in LC films confined by SAMs formed from hexadecanethiol (C16SH) or pentadecanethiol (C15SH), we reveal that the electric field required for soliton formation increases with the LC anchoring energy: surfaces patterned with regions of C16SH and C15SH SAMs thus permit spatially controlled creation and annihilation of solitons necessary to generate a net flux of solitons. We also show that solitons propagate in orthogonal directions when confined by obliquely deposited gold films decorated with SAMs formed from C16SH or C15SH and that the azimuthal direction of propagation of solitons within achiral LC films possessing surface-induced twists is not unique but reflects variation in the spatial location of the solitons across the thickness of the twisted LC film. Finally, discontinuous changes in LC orientation induced by patterned surface anchoring lead to a range of new soliton behaviors including refraction, reflection, and splitting of solitons at the domain boundaries. Overall, our results provide new approaches for the controlled generation and programming of solitons with complex and precise trajectories, principles that inform new designs of chemical soft matter.
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- Soumik Das
- Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Center for Molecular Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Smith School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, United States
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Yu R, Wang C, Jiang W, Shen Z, Yan Z, Hao Y, Shi Y, Yu F, Hua P, Schötz G, Liu AQ, Xiao L. High-efficient subwavelength-scale optofluidic waveguides with tapered microstructured optical fibers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:38068-38081. [PMID: 34808866 DOI: 10.1364/oe.443846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) have attracted intensive research interest in fiber-based optofluidics owing to their ability to have high-efficient light-microfluid interactions over a long distance. However, there lacks an exquisite design guidance for the utilization of MOFs in subwavelength-scale optofluidics. Here we propose a tapered hollow-core MOF structure with both light and fluid confined inside the central hole and investigate its optofluidic guiding properties by varying the diameter using the full vector finite element method. The basic optical modal properties, the effective sensitivity, and the nonlinearity characteristics are studied. Our miniature optofluidic waveguide achieves a maximum fraction of power inside the core at 99.7%, an ultra-small effective mode area of 0.38 µm2, an ultra-low confinement loss, and a controllable group velocity dispersion. It can serve as a promising platform in the subwavelength-scale optical devices for optical sensing and nonlinear optics.
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Nanograting-Enhanced Optical Fibers for Visible and Infrared Light Collection at Large Input Angles. PHOTONICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics8080295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The efficient incoupling of light into particular fibers at large angles is essential for a multitude of applications; however, this is difficult to achieve with commonly used fibers due to low numerical aperture. Here, we demonstrate that commonly used optical fibers functionalized with arrays of metallic nanodots show substantially improved large-angle light-collection performances at multiple wavelengths. In particular, we show that at visible wavelengths, higher diffraction orders contribute significantly to the light-coupling efficiency, independent of the incident polarization, with a dominant excitation of the fundamental mode. The experimental observation is confirmed by an analytical model, which directly suggests further improvement in incoupling efficiency through the use of powerful nanostructures such as metasurface or dielectric gratings. Therefore, our concept paves the way for high-performance fiber-based optical devices and is particularly relevant within the context of endoscopic-type applications in life science and light collection within quantum technology.
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Junaid S, Bierlich J, Hartung A, Meyer T, Chemnitz M, Schmidt MA. Supercontinuum generation in a carbon disulfide core microstructured optical fiber. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:19891-19902. [PMID: 34266090 DOI: 10.1364/oe.426313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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We demonstrate supercontinuum generation in a liquid-core microstructured optical fiber using carbon disulfide as the core material. The fiber provides a specific dispersion landscape with a zero-dispersion wavelength approaching the telecommunication domain where the corresponding capillary-type counterpart shows unsuitable dispersion properties for soliton fission. The experiments were conducted using two pump lasers with different pulse duration (30 fs and 90 fs) giving rise to different non-instantaneous contributions of carbon disulfide in each case. The presented results demonstrate an extraordinary high conversion efficiency from pump to soliton and to dispersive wave, overall defining a platform that enables studying the impact of non-instantaneous responses on ultrafast soliton dynamics and coherence using straightforward pump lasers and diagnostics.
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Davidson-Marquis F, Gargiulo J, Gómez-López E, Jang B, Kroh T, Müller C, Ziegler M, Maier SA, Kübler H, Schmidt MA, Benson O. Coherent interaction of atoms with a beam of light confined in a light cage. LIGHT, SCIENCE & APPLICATIONS 2021; 10:114. [PMID: 34059619 PMCID: PMC8166889 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00556-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Controlling coherent interaction between optical fields and quantum systems in scalable, integrated platforms is essential for quantum technologies. Miniaturised, warm alkali-vapour cells integrated with on-chip photonic devices represent an attractive system, in particular for delay or storage of a single-photon quantum state. Hollow-core fibres or planar waveguides are widely used to confine light over long distances enhancing light-matter interaction in atomic-vapour cells. However, they suffer from inefficient filling times, enhanced dephasing for atoms near the surfaces, and limited light-matter overlap. We report here on the observation of modified electromagnetically induced transparency for a non-diffractive beam of light in an on-chip, laterally-accessible hollow-core light cage. Atomic layer deposition of an alumina nanofilm onto the light-cage structure was utilised to precisely tune the high-transmission spectral region of the light-cage mode to the operation wavelength of the atomic transition, while additionally protecting the polymer against the corrosive alkali vapour. The experiments show strong, coherent light-matter coupling over lengths substantially exceeding the Rayleigh range. Additionally, the stable non-degrading performance and extreme versatility of the light cage provide an excellent basis for a manifold of quantum-storage and quantum-nonlinear applications, highlighting it as a compelling candidate for all-on-chip, integrable, low-cost, vapour-based photon delay.
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- Flavie Davidson-Marquis
- Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Fiber Photonics, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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- Competence Center for Micro- and Nanotechnologies, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, 07745, Jena, Germany
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- Chair in Hybrid Nanosystems, Nanoinstitute Munich, Faculty of Physics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 80539, Munich, Germany
- Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AZ, UK
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- 5. Physikalisches Institut and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technology, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70569, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Fiber Photonics, Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, 07745, Jena, Germany
- Otto Schott Institute of Material Research, 07743, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Physics and IRIS Adlershof, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 12489, Berlin, Germany
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Upendar S, Ando RF, Schmidt MA, Weiss T. Orders of magnitude loss reduction in photonic bandgap fibers by engineering the core surround. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:8606-8616. [PMID: 33820304 DOI: 10.1364/oe.416030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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We demonstrate how to reduce the loss in photonic bandgap fibers by orders of magnitude by varying the radius of the corner strands in the core surround. As a fundamental working principle we find that changing the corner strand radius can lead to backscattering of light into the fiber core. Selecting an optimal corner strand radius can thus reduce the loss of the fundamental core mode in a specific wavelength range by almost two orders of magnitude when compared to an unmodified cladding structure. Using the optimal corner radius for each transmission window, we observe the low-loss behavior for the first and second bandgaps, with the losses in the second bandgap being even lower than that of the first one. Our approach of reducing the confinement loss is conceptually applicable to all kinds of photonic bandgap fibers including hollow core and all-glass fibers as well as on-chip light cages. Therefore, our concept paves the way to low-loss light guidance in such systems with substantially reduced fabrication complexity.
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Scheibinger R, Lüpken NM, Chemnitz M, Schaarschmidt K, Kobelke J, Fallnich C, Schmidt MA. Higher-order mode supercontinuum generation in dispersion-engineered liquid-core fibers. Sci Rep 2021; 11:5270. [PMID: 33674632 PMCID: PMC7935952 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-84397-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Supercontinuum generation enabled a series of key technologies such as frequency comb sources, ultrashort pulse sources in the ultraviolet or the mid-infrared, as well as broadband light sources for spectroscopic methods in biophotonics. Recent advances utilizing higher-order modes have shown the potential to boost both bandwidth and modal output distribution of supercontinuum sources. However, the strive towards a breakthrough technology is hampered by the limited control over the intra- and intermodal nonlinear processes in the highly multi-modal silica fibers commonly used. Here, we investigate the ultrafast nonlinear dynamics of soliton-based supercontinuum generation and the associated mode coupling within the first three lowest-order modes of accurately dispersion-engineered liquid-core fibers. By measuring the energy-spectral evolutions and the spatial distributions of the various generated spectral features polarization-resolved, soliton fission and dispersive wave formation are identified as the origins of the nonlinear broadening. Measured results are confirmed by nonlinear simulations taking advantage of the accurate modeling capabilities of the ideal step-index geometry of our liquid-core platform. While operating in the telecommunications domain, our study allows further advances in nonlinear switching in emerging higher-order mode fiber networks as well as novel insights into the sophisticated nonlinear dynamics and broadband light generation in pre-selected polarization states.
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- Ramona Scheibinger
- grid.418907.30000 0004 0563 7158Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- grid.5949.10000 0001 2172 9288Institute of Applied Physics, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- INRS-EMT, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2 Canada
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- grid.418907.30000 0004 0563 7158Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- grid.418907.30000 0004 0563 7158Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- grid.5949.10000 0001 2172 9288Institute of Applied Physics, University of Münster, Corrensstraße 2, 48149 Münster, Germany ,grid.6214.10000 0004 0399 8953MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- grid.418907.30000 0004 0563 7158Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745 Jena, Germany ,grid.9613.d0000 0001 1939 2794Otto Schott Institute of Material Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Fraunhoferstrasse 6, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Gebhardt M, Amuah EB, Klas R, Stark H, Buldt J, Steinkopff A, Limpert J. Investigation of spatiotemporal output beam profile instabilities from differentially pumped capillaries. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:6957-6966. [PMID: 33726206 DOI: 10.1364/oe.416553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Differentially pumped capillaries, i.e., capillaries operated in a pressure gradient environment, are widely used for nonlinear pulse compression. In this work, we show that strong pressure gradients and high gas throughputs can cause spatiotemporal instabilities of the output beam profile. The instabilities occur with a sudden onset as the flow evolves from laminar to turbulent. Based on the experimental and numerical results, we derive guidelines to predict the onset of those instabilities and discuss possible applications in the context of nonlinear flow dynamics.
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Schaarschmidt K, Kobelke J, Meyer T, Chemnitz M, Schmidt MA. Third-harmonic generation with tailored modes in liquid core fibers with geometric birefringence. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:6859-6862. [PMID: 33325914 DOI: 10.1364/ol.411579] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Geometrically induced birefringence represents a pathway for precisely engineering the modes in fibers and is particularly relevant for applications that crucially depend on modal dispersion. Here liquid core fibers (LCFs) with elliptical cores are analyzed in view of modal properties and third-harmonic generation (THG) numerically and experimentally. Using finite element modeling, the impact of ellipticity on phase matching, inter-modal coupling, electric field distribution, and birefringence are investigated. Significant THG in practically relevant modes, in accordance with phase-matching calculations, was measured in inorganic solvent-based LCFs.
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Hoang VT, Dobrakowski D, Stępniewski G, Kasztelanic R, Pysz D, Dinh KX, Klimczak M, Śmietana M, Buczyński R. Antiresonant fibers with single- and double-ring capillaries for optofluidic applications. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:32483-32498. [PMID: 33114933 DOI: 10.1364/oe.404701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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In this work we discuss the effect of infiltration of different antiresonant fibers with low-refractive-index liquids, such as water and ethanol, on their optical properties. The fibers with single- and double-ring capillaries have been designed to show broad transmission bands in visible and near infrared range as it is required for optofluidics, in particular spectrophotometric applications. We show experimentally that their transmission windows shift toward shorter wavelengths and only modestly reduce their width. The transmission bands are located in the wavelength ranges of 533-670 nm and 707-925 nm, for the fibers when infiltrated with water. The two types of analyzed antiresonant fibers infiltrated with the liquids show similar light guidance properties when they are straight, but significantly lower bending loss can be achieved for the double-ring than for the single-ring antiresonant fiber. For this reason, the double-ring antiresonant fibers are more suitable as a compact solution for optofluidic applications, although transmission windows are reduced due to broader resonance peaks.
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Zhao JT, Qi C, Li G, Schmidt MA. An improved spectrophotometric method tests the Einstein-Smoluchowski equation: a revisit and update. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:21784-21792. [PMID: 32966426 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp03392h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Theoretical prediction and experimental measurements of light attenuation in chemically pure and optically transparent solvents have attracted continuous attention, due in part to their curious nature, and in part to the increasing requirements of solvent-related applications. Yet hitherto, a majority of accurate spectrophotometric measurements of transparent solvents upon visible light radiation often end up using long-path-length cells, usually over dozens of cm, rendering the measure costly and complex; meanwhile, the guidance for choosing the Einstein-Smoluchowski equation or its variants as the best formula to predict the light scattering in solvents has remained elusive. Here we demonstrate a simple, versatile and cost-effective spectrophotometric method, enabling a sensitivity of 10-4 dB cm-1 over a 0.5 cm differential path length based on using standard double-beam spectrophotometer. We prove that this method reduces the path length by a factor of 100 while still making its closest approach to the record-low measurement of solvent extinction. We also validate that all the present equations used for predicting the light scattering in the solvent possess similar capacities, suggesting that the criterion for the choice of the appropriate formula simply depends on the equation's practicability. Following the elucidation of the wavelength range where the light scattering dominates the extinction, we further identify differences between scattering coefficients via the theoretical predictions and experimental measures, exposing the need for an improved theory to account for the solvent scattering phenomenon.
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- Jiangbo Tim Zhao
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Straße 9, 07745 Jena, Germany and Abbe Center of Photonic and Faculty of Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena, Max-Wien-Platz 1, Jena 07743, Germany and Otto Schott Institute of Material Research, Fraunhoferstr. 6, 07743 Jena, Germany.
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Schaarschmidt K, Kobelke J, Nolte S, Meyer T, Schmidt MA. Ultrafast intermodal third harmonic generation in a liquid core step-index fiber filled with C 2Cl 4. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:25037-25047. [PMID: 32907034 DOI: 10.1364/oe.399771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Third harmonic generation in a circular liquid core step-index fiber filled with a highly transparent inorganic solvent is demonstrated experimentally using ultrafast pump pulses of different durations in the telecom domain for the first time. Specifically we achieve intermodal phase matching to the HE13 higher order mode at the harmonic wavelength and found clear indications of a non-instantaneous molecular contribution to the total nonlinearity in the spectral broadening of the pump. Spectral power evolution and efficiency of the conversion process is studied for all pulse parameters, while we found the greatest photon yield for the longest pulses as well as an unexpected blue-shift of the third harmonic wavelength with increasing pump power. Our results provide the basis for future studies aiming at using this tunable fiber platform with a sophisticated nonlinear response in the context of harmonic generation.
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Chemnitz M, Junaid S, Walther N, Scheibinger R, Schaarschmidt K, Kobelke J, Schmidt MA. Tailoring soliton fission at telecom wavelengths using composite-liquid-core fibers. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:2985-2988. [PMID: 32479439 DOI: 10.1364/ol.393089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Accurate dispersion management is key for efficient nonlinear light generation. Here, we demonstrate that composite-liquid-core fibers-fibers with binary liquid mixtures as the core medium-allow for accurate and tunable control of dispersion, loss, and nonlinearity. Specifically, we show numerically that mixtures of organic and inorganic solvents in silica capillaries yield anomalous dispersion and reasonable nonlinearity at telecommunication wavelengths. This favorable operation domain is experimentally verified in various liquid systems through dispersion-sensitive supercontinuum generation, with all results being consistent with theoretical designs and simulations. Our results confirm that mixtures introduce a cost-effective means for liquid-core fiber design that allows for loss control, nonlinear response variation, and dispersion engineering.
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Hoang VT, Kasztelanic R, Stępniewski G, Xuan KD, Long VC, Trippenbach M, Klimczak M, Buczyński R, Pniewski J. Femtosecond supercontinuum generation around 1560 nm in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers filled with carbon tetrachloride. APPLIED OPTICS 2020; 59:3720-3725. [PMID: 32400498 DOI: 10.1364/ao.385003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We investigated experimentally supercontinuum generation in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers with cores infiltrated with carbon tetrachloride. As a pump source, we used a standard fiber-based femtosecond laser with a central wavelength at 1560 nm and a pulse duration of 90 fs. The first investigated fiber has a zero-dispersion wavelength at 1740 nm and generates a supercontinuum in the wavelength range from 1350 to 1900 nm. The second fiber has a zero-dispersion wavelength at 1440 nm, and the observed supercontinuum spectrum ranges from 1000 to 1900 nm. We numerically analyzed coherence of simulated supercontinuum pulses and noted that the observed supercontinuum spectra had a potential for high coherence. While the dynamics of supercontinuum generation in each of the investigated cases was revealed to be in agreement with the established state of the art in nonlinear fiber optics, our results are the first demonstration of such dynamics, to the best of our knowledge, leading up to octave spanning supercontinuum spectra in liquid-filled hollow-core silica fibers under pumping with a small-footprint femtosecond laser.
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Junaid S, Schaarschmidt K, Chemnitz M, Chambonneau M, Nolte S, Schmidt MA. Tailoring modulation instabilities and four-wave mixing in dispersion-managed composite liquid-core fibers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:3097-3106. [PMID: 32121984 DOI: 10.1364/oe.382639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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We show that the ultrafast nonlinear dynamics in supercontinuum generation can be tailored via mixture-based liquid core fibers. Samples containing mixtures of inorganic solvents allow changing dispersion from anomalous to normal, i.e., shifting zero dispersion across pump laser wavelength. A significant control over modulation instability and four-wave mixing has been demonstrated experimentally in record-long (up to 60 cm) samples in agreement with simulations when using sub-psec pulses at 1.555 µm. The smallest concentration ratio yields indications of soliton-fission based supercontinuum generation at soliton numbers that are beyond the coherence limit. The presented dispersion tuning scheme allows creating unprecedented dispersion landscapes for accessing unexplored nonlinear phenomena and selected laser sources.
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Karras C, Chemnitz M, Heintzmann R, Schmidt MA. Impact of deuteration on the ultrafast nonlinear optical response of toluene and nitrobenzene. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:29491-29500. [PMID: 31684209 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.029491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nonlinear pulse propagation inside highly nonlinear media requires accurate knowledge on the temporal response function of the materials used particular in the case of liquids. Here we study the impact of deuteration on the ultrafast dynamics of toluene and nitrobenzene via all optical Kerr gating, showing substantially different electronic and molecular contributions, which was quantified by fitting a multichannel decay model to the data points. Specifically we found that deuteration imposes the time-integrated nonlinearities to reduce particular for toluene which could be caused by both reduced electronic hyperpolarizabilities as well as weaker intermolecular interactions. The results achieved reveal that deuterated organic solvents represent promising materials for infrared photonics since they offer extended infrared transmission compared to their non-deuterated counterparts while maintained strong nonlinear responses.
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Schaarschmidt K, Xuan H, Kobelke J, Chemnitz M, Hartl I, Schmidt MA. Long-term stable supercontinuum generation and watt-level transmission in liquid-core optical fibers. OPTICS LETTERS 2019; 44:2236-2239. [PMID: 31042192 DOI: 10.1364/ol.44.002236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Due to their unique properties such as transparency, tunability, nonlinearity, and dispersion flexibility, liquid-core fibers represent an important approach for future coherent mid-infrared light sources. However, the damage thresholds of these fibers are largely unexplored. Here we report on the generation of soliton-based supercontinua in carbon disulfide (CS2) liquid-core fibers at average power levels as high as 0.5 W operating stably for a long term (>70 h) without any kind of degradation or damage. Additionally, we also show stable high-power pulse transmission through liquid-core fibers exceeding 1 W of output average power for both CS2 and tetrachloroethylene as core materials.
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Vergara Palacio S, Acuna Herrera R. Dispersive wave and four-wave mixing generation in noninstantaneous nonlinear fiber solitons. APPLIED OPTICS 2019; 58:2736-2744. [PMID: 31045077 DOI: 10.1364/ao.58.002736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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This paper presents a detailed analysis regarding the generation of a dispersive wave (DW) and four-wave mixing in the noninstantaneous, nonlinear response of solvents using a commercial photonic crystal fiber filled with carbon disulfide (CS2) where the beam is pumped in the anomalous dispersion domain. The main finding is the fact that the output spectrum changes from coherent DW to incoherent modulation instabilities just by changing from constant to variable nonlinear parameters. This study can be extended to other solvents including ethanol, methanol, and butanol.
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Incoherent Shock and Collapse Singularities in Non-Instantaneous Nonlinear Media. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/app8122559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We study the dynamics of a partially incoherent optical pulse that propagates in a slowly responding nonlinear Kerr medium. We show that irrespective of the sign of the dispersion (either normal or anomalous), the incoherent pulse as a whole exhibits a global collective behavior characterized by a dramatic narrowing and amplification in the strongly non-linear regime. The theoretical analysis based on the Vlasov formalism and the method of the characteristics applied to a reduced hydrodynamic model reveal that such a strong amplitude-incoherent pulse originates in the existence of a concurrent shock-collapse singularity (CSCS): The envelope of the intensity of the random wave exhibits a collapse singularity, while the momentum exhibits a shock singularity. The dynamic behavior of the system after the shock-collapse singularity is characterized through the analysis of the phase-space dynamics.
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Allayarov I, Upendar S, Schmidt MA, Weiss T. Analytic Mode Normalization for the Kerr Nonlinearity Parameter: Prediction of Nonlinear Gain for Leaky Modes. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2018; 121:213905. [PMID: 30517812 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.121.213905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Based on the resonant-state expansion with analytic mode normalization, we derive a general master equation for the nonlinear pulse propagation in waveguide geometries that is valid for bound and leaky modes. In the single-mode approximation, this equation transforms into the well-known nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a closed expression for the Kerr nonlinearity parameter. The expression for the Kerr nonlinearity parameter can be calculated on the minimal spatial domain that spans only across the regions of spatial inhomogeneities. It agrees with previous vectorial formulations for bound modes, while for leaky modes the Kerr nonlinearity parameter turns out to be a complex number with the imaginary part providing either nonlinear loss or even gain for the overall attenuating pulses. This nonlinear gain results in more intense pulse compression and stronger spectral broadening, which is demonstrated here on the example of liquid-filled capillary-type fibers.
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- I Allayarov
- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Albert-Einstein-Strasse 9, D-07745 Jena, Germany
- Otto Schott Institute of Material Research, Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, Fraunhoferstrasse 6, D-07743 Jena, Germany
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- 4th Physics Institute and Research Center SCoPE, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, D-70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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Karasawa N, Yoshida A, Watanabe K. Soliton-like pulse propagation in a normal dispersive liquid-core optical fiber. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:3897-3900. [PMID: 30106911 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.003897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Soliton-like pulse propagation, where the pulse intensity profile is conserved, except for its trailing edge, is found in a normal dispersive CS2-core optical fiber by a computer simulation. During propagation, it is found that the chirp of a pulse arising from the delayed nonlinear response compensates for the chirp arising from the second-order dispersion near the pulse peak position and the pulse experiences a negative frequency shift and a negative temporal shift. The effects of the instantaneous nonlinear response on the soliton-like pulse propagation are also evaluated, and the calculated spectrum agreed well with the experimental spectrum.
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Dinh QH, Pniewski J, Van HL, Ramaniuk A, Long VC, Borzycki K, Xuan KD, Klimczak M, Buczyński R. Optimization of optical properties of photonic crystal fibers infiltrated with carbon tetrachloride for supercontinuum generation with subnanojoule femtosecond pulses. APPLIED OPTICS 2018; 57:3738-3746. [PMID: 29791336 DOI: 10.1364/ao.57.003738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) made of fused silica glass, infiltrated with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), is proposed as a new source of supercontinuum (SC) light. Guiding properties in terms of effective refractive index, attenuation, and dispersion of the fundamental mode are studied numerically. As a result, two optimized structures are selected and verified against SC generation in detail. The dispersion characteristic of the first structure has the zero-dispersion wavelength at 1.252 μm, while the dispersion characteristic of the second structure is all-normal and equals -4.37 ps·nm-1·km-1 at 1.55 μm. SC generation was demonstrated for the wavelengths 1.064 μm, 1.35 μm, and 1.55 μm. We prove the possibility of coherent, octave-spanning SC generation with 300 fs pulses with only 0.8 nJ of energy in-coupled into the core with each of the studied structures. Proposed fibers are fully compatible with all-silica fiber systems and PCFs with wide mode area, and can also be used for all-fiber SC sources. The proposed solution may lead to new low-cost all-fiber optical systems.
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Shao L, Liu Z, Hu J, Gunawardena D, Tam HY. Optofluidics in Microstructured Optical Fibers. MICROMACHINES 2018; 9:mi9040145. [PMID: 30424079 PMCID: PMC6187474 DOI: 10.3390/mi9040145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Revised: 03/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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In this paper, we review the development and applications of optofluidics investigated based on the platform of microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) that have miniature air channels along the light propagating direction. The flexibility of the customizable air channels of MOFs provides enough space to implement light-matter interaction, as fluids and light can be guided simultaneously along a single strand of fiber. Different techniques employed to achieve the fluidic inlet/outlet as well as different applications for biochemical analysis are presented. This kind of miniature platform based on MOFs is easy to fabricate, free of lithography, and only needs a tiny volume of the sample. Compared to optofluidics on the chip, no additional waveguide is necessary to guide the light since the core is already designed in MOFs. The measurements of flow rate, refractive index of the filled fluids, and chemical reactions can be carried out based on this platform. Furthermore, it can also demonstrate some physical phenomena. Such devices show good potential and prospects for applications in bio-detection as well as material analysis.
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- Liyang Shao
- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.S.); (J.H.)
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- Photonics Research Center, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; (D.G.); (H.-Y.T.)
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China; (L.S.); (J.H.)
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- Photonics Research Center, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; (D.G.); (H.-Y.T.)
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- Photonics Research Center, Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong; (D.G.); (H.-Y.T.)
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Chemnitz M, Gaida C, Gebhardt M, Stutzki F, Kobelke J, Tünnermann A, Limpert J, Schmidt MA. Carbon chloride-core fibers for soliton mediated supercontinuum generation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:3221-3235. [PMID: 29401853 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.003221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report on soliton-fission mediated infrared supercontinuum generation in liquid-core step-index fibers using highly transparent carbon chlorides (CCl4, C2Cl4). By developing models for the refractive index dispersions and nonlinear response functions, dispersion engineering and pumping with an ultrafast thulium fiber laser (300 fs) at 1.92 μm, distinct soliton fission and dispersive wave generation was observed, particularly in the case of tetrachloroethylene (C2Cl4). The measured results match simulations of both the generalized and a hybrid nonlinear Schrödinger equation, with the latter resembling the characteristics of non-instantaneous medium via a static potential term and representing a simulation tool with substantially reduced complexity. We show that C2Cl4 has the potential for observing non-instantaneous soliton dynamics along meters of liquid-core fiber opening a feasible route for directly observing hybrid soliton dynamics.
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Robinson TS, Patankar S, Floyd E, Stuart NH, Hopps N, Smith RA. Spectral characterization of a supercontinuum source based on nonlinear broadening in an aqueous K 2ZnCl 4 salt solution. APPLIED OPTICS 2017; 56:9837-9845. [PMID: 29240134 DOI: 10.1364/ao.56.009837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We report on investigations concerning the shot-to-shot spectral stability properties of a supercontinuum source based on nonlinear processes such as self-phase modulation and optical wave-breaking in a highly concentrated K2ZnCl4 double salt solution. The use of a liquid medium offers both damage resistance and high third-order optical nonlinearity. Approximately 40 μJ pulses spanning a spectral range between 390 and 960 nm were produced with 3.8% RMS energy stability, using infrared input pulses of 500±50 fs FWHM durations and 2.42±0.04 mJ energies with an RMS stability of 2%. The spectral stability was quantified via acquiring single-shot spectra and studying shot-to-shot variation across a spectral range of 200-1100 nm, as well as by considering spectral correlations. The regional spectral correlation variations were indicative of nonlinear processes leading to sideband generation. Spectral stability and efficiency of energy transfer into the supercontinuum were found to weakly improve with increasing driver pulse energy, suggesting that the nonlinear broadening processes are more stable when driven more strongly, or that self-guiding effects in a filament help to stabilize the supercontinuum generation.
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Schmidt S, Tiess T, Schröter S, Schwuchow A, Jäger M, Bartelt H, Tünnermann A, Gross H. Noninvasive characterization of optical fibers. OPTICS LETTERS 2017; 42:4946-4949. [PMID: 29216152 DOI: 10.1364/ol.42.004946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2017] [Accepted: 11/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Capillary optical fibers with hole diameters of several micrometers are important for novel plasmonic applications and medical diagnosis. In order to ensure the optical functionality of these fibers, the diameter of the capillary hole needs to be realized with high accuracy. Here, we introduce a novel and noninvasive methodology to characterize optical fibers and discuss it for the assessment of capillaries. In this method, the fiber is side-illuminated by a coherent beam, and the resulting diffraction pattern is analyzed. This corresponds to an in-line holographic measurement in the presence of strong scattering. A numerical parameter retrieval allows us to characterize the capillary hole diameter with an accuracy of approximately 100 nm for radii between several hundreds of nanometers and several tens of micrometers.
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Pumpe S, Chemnitz M, Kobelke J, Schmidt MA. Monolithic optofluidic mode coupler for broadband thermo- and piezo-optical characterization of liquids. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:22932-22946. [PMID: 29041599 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.022932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a monolithic fiber device that enables investigation of the thermo- and piezo-optical properties of liquids using straightforward broadband transmission measurements. The device is a directional mode coupler consisting of a multi-mode liquid core and a single-mode glass core with pronounced coupling resonances whose wavelength strongly depend on the operation temperature. We demonstrated the functionality and flexibility of our device for carbon disulfide, extending the current knowledge of the thermo-optic coefficient by 200 nm at 20 °C and uniquely for high temperatures. Moreover, our device allows measuring the piezo-optic coefficient of carbon disulfide, confirming results first obtained by Röntgen in 1891. Finally, we applied our approach to obtain the dispersion of the thermo-optic coefficients of benzene and tetrachloroethylene between 450 and 800 nm, whereas no data was available for the latter so far.
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Li G, Zeisberger M, Schmidt MA. Guiding light in a water core all-solid cladding photonic band gap fiber - an innovative platform for fiber-based optofluidics. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:22467-22479. [PMID: 29041556 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.022467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Accepted: 08/17/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We present a single-channel photonic band gap fiber design allowing for guiding light inside a water core, which is surrounded by solid microstructured cladding, consisting of an array of high refractive index strands in silica. We address all relevant properties and show that the microstructure substantially reduces loss. We also introduce a ray reflection model, matching numerical modelling and allowing for time-effective large-scale parameter sweeps. Our single channel fiber concept is particularly valuable for applications demanding fast and reliable injection of liquids into the core, with potential impact in fields such as optofluidics, spectroscopy or bioanalytics.
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