Tunable Supercontinuum Generated in a Yb~(3+)-Doped Microstructure Fiber Pumped by Ti:Sapphire Femtosecond Laser

We experimentally demonstrate that a tunable supercontinuum(SC) can be generated in a Yb3+-doped microstructure fiber by the concept of wavelength conversion with a Ti:sapphire femtosecond(fs) laser as the pump.Experimental results show that an emission light around 1040 nm in an anomalous dispersion region is first generated and amplified by fs pulses in the normal dispersion region. Then, SC spectra from 1100 to 1380 nm and 630 to 840 nm can be achieved by combined effects of higher-order soliton fission and Raman soliton self-frequency shift in the anomalous dispersion region and self-phase modulation, dispersive wave, and four-wave mixing in the normal dispersion region. It is also demonstrated that the 20 nm change of pump results in a 280 nm broadband shift of soliton and the further red-shift of soliton is limited by OH-absorption at 1380 nm.     

飞秒脉冲抽运掺镱微结构光纤产生超连续谱的实验研究

本文利用钛蓝宝石飞秒激光器抽运自制的掺镱微结构光纤,对微结构光纤中的非线性效应及超连续谱产生机理进行了实验研究.研究发现,当抽运光偏离Yb~(3+)吸收最高峰85 nm时,仍具有较高的发光效率.在飞秒脉冲抽运下,位于反常色散区的发射光首先被位于正常色散区的抽运光激发、放大并俘获,然后演化为超短脉冲,随后在微结构光纤中产生非线性效应.微结构光纤1发射光位于零色散波长附近,产生基阶孤子并在拉曼作用下红移,微结构光纤2发射光位于距离零色散波长较远的反常色散区,产生高阶孤子分裂效应形成超连续谱,但是1380 nm处的OH-吸收限制了超连续谱的进一步展宽.忽略抽运光耦合效率、微结构光纤损耗等因素的影响,输出光谱中超连续谱的产生效率最高可以达到98%以上,意味着几乎所有的残余抽运光和发射光均展宽为超连续谱.在0.50 m长的微结构光纤中,获得了较高的波长转换效率和较宽的超连续谱.通过拉锥处理,零色散波长发生蓝移,最终产生的超连续谱相在短波处范围展宽,而在长波处范围缩短.因此利用钛蓝宝石飞秒激光器抽运Yb~(3+)掺杂微结构光纤,可以获得可调谐的超连续谱.