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Cross-correlation frequency resolved optical gating analysis of broadband continuum generation in photonic crystal fiber: simulations and experiments

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Abstract

Numerical simulations are used to study the temporal and spectral characteristics of broadband supercontinua generated in photonic crystal fiber. In particular, the simulations are used to follow the evolution with propagation distance of the temporal intensity, the spectrum, and the cross-correlation frequency resolved optical gating (XFROG) trace. The simulations allow several important physical processes responsible for supercontinuum generation to be identified and, moreover, illustrate how the XFROG trace provides an intuitive means of interpreting correlated temporal and spectral features of the supercontinuum. Good qualitative agreement with preliminary XFROG measurements is observed.

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Figures (4)

Fig. 1.
Fig. 1. (a) Spectral and (b) temporal evolution in microstructure fiber of an injected 10kW peak power 30 fs input pulse injected at 800 nm.
Fig. 2.
Fig. 2. Detailed view of output (a) temporal and (b) spectral characteristics.
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Fig. 3. (917 KB) Calculated XFROG trace with its structure correlated with the intensity and spectrum showing evolution with propagation distance. Note the nonlinear wavelength axis used in the plot of the fundamental SC spectrum.
Fig. 4.
Fig. 4. Measured and Retrieved XFROG traces with the structure of the measured trace correlated with the retrieved intensity and spectrum. Note the nonlinear wavelength axis used in the plot of the fundamental SC spectrum. The exploded view illustrates the low amplitude oscillations in the retrieved intensity.
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