Real time spectra and wavelength correlation maps: new insights into octave-spanning supercontinuum generation and rogue waves

Thomas Godin (1) , Benjamin Wetzel (1) , Thibaut Sylvestre (1) , Laurent Larger (1) , Jean-Marc Merolla (1) , A. Ben Salem (2) , R. Cherif (2) , M. Zghal (2) , Alexandre Kudlinski (3) , Arnaud Mussot (3) , Goëry Genty (4) , Frédéric Dias (5) , John Michael Dudley (1)

1 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)
2 UCAR - Université de Carthage (Tunisie)
3 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523
4 Department of Physics [Tampere]
5 School of Mathematical Sciences [Dublin]

We report real-time measurements of shotto- shot spectral instabilities of an octavespanning supercontinuum. Spectral correlations derived from experimental data reveal physical signatures of nonlinear processes including soliton-dispersive wave interactions and Raman soliton wavelength jitter.

Domaines: Optique / photonique; Optique [physics.optics]

Thomas Godin, Benjamin Wetzel, Thibaut Sylvestre, Laurent Larger, Jean-Marc Merolla, et al.. Real time spectra and wavelength correlation maps: new insights into octave-spanning supercontinuum generation and rogue waves. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics - International quantum electronics conference (CLEO/EUROPE - IQEC), Jan 2013, Germany. pp.385. ⟨hal-00950159⟩