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Design of an efficient mid-IR light source using chalcogenide holey fibers: a numerical study

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In this paper, a highly nonlinear Holey fiber for making a mid-infrared light source at 4.36 µm was designed and a solid-core chalcogenide-based index-guided Holey microstructured optical fiber with circular air holes was exploited to numerically demonstrate wavelength translation via four-wave mixing.
Abstract
We report the design of a highly nonlinear holey fiber for making a mid-infrared light source at 4.36 μm. A solid-core chalcogenide-based index-guided holey microstructured optical fiber with circular air holes has been exploited to numerically demonstrate wavelength translation via four-wave mixing. We employ a thulium-doped fiber laser as the pump with a power of 5 W. Our simulations indicate that a maximum parametric gain of 20.5 dB with a bandwidth of 16 nm is achievable in this designed fiber, resulting in a power conversion efficiency of more than 17.6%.

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Broadband mid-IR supercontinuum generation in As2Se3 based chalcogenide photonic crystal fiber: A new design and analysis

TL;DR: In this paper, a triangular core photonic crystal fiber in As 2 Se 3 -based chalcogenide glass with all normal, nearly zero flat-top dispersion has been proposed for supercontinuum generation.
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An efficient broad-band mid-wave IR fiber optic light source: design and performance simulation

TL;DR: Design of a mid-wave IR (MWIR) broad-band fiber-based light source exploiting degenerate four-wave mixing (D-FWM) in a meter long suitably designed highly nonlinear chalcogenide microstructured optical fiber (MOF) is reported.
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Design of all-normal dispersion based on multi-material photonic crystal fiber in IR region for broadband supercontinuum generation

TL;DR: In this paper, a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based on highly nonlinear chalcogenide material of As2S3 with the first air-hole ring replaced with borosilicate glasses was proposed.
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Ultra-large mode area microstructured core chalcogenide fiber design for mid-IR beam delivery

TL;DR: An all-solid large mode-area (LMA) chalcogenide-based microstructured core optical fiber (MCOF) was designed and proposed for high power handling in the mid-IR spectral regime, covering the entire second transparency window of the atmosphere (3-5μm).
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Near-infrared to ultra-violet frequency conversion in chalcogenide metasurfaces.

TL;DR: In this article, a phase locking mechanism between the pump and the inhomogeneous portion of the third harmonic signal is proposed to enable near-infrared to ultraviolet frequency conversion in an As2S3-based metasurface.
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Microstructured chalcogenide optical fibers from As(2)S(3) glass: towards new IR broadband sources.

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