Resonance-Induced Dispersion Tuning for Tailoring Nonsolitonic Radiation via Nanofilms in Exposed Core Fibers

Abstract

Efficient supercontinuum generation demands for fine-tuning of the dispersion of the underlying waveguide. Resonances introduced into waveguide systems can substantially improve nonlinear dynamics in ultrafast supercontinuum generation via modal hybridization and formation of avoided crossings. Using the example of exposed core fibers functionalized by nanofilms with sub-nanometer precision both zero-dispersion and dispersive wave emission wavelengths are shifted by 227 and 300 nm, respectively, at tuning slopes higher than 20 nm/nm. The presented concept relies on dispersion management via induced resonances and can be straightforwardly extended to other deposition techniques and film geometries such as multilayers or 2D materials. It allows for the creation of unique dispersion landscapes, thus tailoring nonlinear dynamics and emission wavelengths and for making otherwise unsuitable waveguides relevant for ultrafast nonlinear photonics. © 2020 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim