Maximizing the Supercontinuum Bandwidth in As₂S₃ Chalcogenide Photonic Crystal Fibers

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Weiblen, R. J., J. Hu, C. R. Menyuk, L. B. Shaw, J. S. Sanghera, and I. D. Aggarwal. “Maximizing the Supercontinuum Bandwidth in As₂S₃ Chalcogenide Photonic Crystal Fibers.” In Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2010 (2010), Paper CTuX7, CTuX7. Optica Publishing Group, 2010. https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO.2010.CTuX7.

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We simulate supercontinuum generation in an As₂S₃ chalcogenide photonic crystal fiber with a hexagonal structure, optimizing the fiber pitch and pulse duration with a 2.8 µm laser source in order to maximize the output bandwidth.