An SMS fiber structure based on chalcogenide multimode fiber

Pengfei Wang; Gilberto Brambilla; Ming Ding; Xueliang Zhang; Yuliya Semenova; Qiang Wu; Gerald Farrell

doi:10.1117/12.922099

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16 May 2012 An SMS fiber structure based on chalcogenide multimode fiber

Pengfei Wang, Gilberto Brambilla, Ming Ding, Xueliang Zhang, Yuliya Semenova, Qiang Wu, Gerald Farrell

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Proceedings Volume 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI; 84340N (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922099
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

We theoretically and experimentally investigate a singlemode-multimode-singlemode (SMS) structure based on chalcogenide (As₂S₃) multimode fiber and conventional silica singlemode fibers. The experimental results show a general agreement with the numerical simulation results based on a wide angle-beam propagation method (WA-BPM). The chalcogenide fiber and silica fibers were mechanically spliced and packaged using a UV cured polymer with a low refractive index on a microscope slide. Multimode interference variation was observed by photo-induced refractive index changes resulting from both a localized laser irradiation at a wavelength of 405 nm and a UV lamp. Our result provides a platform for the development of compact, high-optical-quality, and robust photonic nonlinear devices.

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Pengfei Wang, Gilberto Brambilla, Ming Ding, Xueliang Zhang, Yuliya Semenova, Qiang Wu, and Gerald Farrell "An SMS fiber structure based on chalcogenide multimode fiber", Proc. SPIE 8434, Nonlinear Optics and Applications VI, 84340N (16 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922099

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