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Based on the nonlinear and mode coupling effect in few-mode photonic crystal fiber (FM-PCF), an approach for supercontinuum (SC) generation in the mid-infrared (MIR) region is proposed. The propagation characteristics of Ge11.5As24Se64.5 FM-PCF have been analyzed and optimized by the full-vector finite element method. The two-mode generalized nonlinear Schrodinger equation (TM-GNLSE) is set up, and the SC generation has been analyzed by the split-step Fourier method. The SC from 1.80 µm to 11.32 µm is generated by pumping 3.0-cm-long fiber at the central wavelength of 3.0 µm, the peak power of 120 W, and the pulse duration of 250 fs.
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This work has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.61571237), and the Postgraduate Research and Innovation Program Project of Jiangsu (No.KYCX20_0795).
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Shi, W., Zhang, T. & Xu, C. Numerical research on mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in Ge11.5As24Se64.5 few-mode photonic crystal fibers. Optoelectron. Lett. 18, 0233–0237 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11801-022-1121-y
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