Filament-induced visible-to-mid-IR supercontinuum in a ZnSe crystal: Towards multi-octave supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy
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| Titre | Filament-induced visible-to-mid-IR supercontinuum in a ZnSe crystal: Towards multi-octave supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy |
| Type de publication | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Auteurs | Mouawad O., Bejot P., Billard F., Mathey P., Kibler B., Desevedavy F., Gadret G., Jules J.-C, Faucher O., Smektala E. |
| Journal | OPTICAL MATERIALS |
| Volume | 60 |
| Pagination | 355-358 |
| Date Published | OCT |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISSN | 0925-3467 |
| Mots-clés | Infrared laser sources, Methane sensing, Multifilaments, supercontinuum generation |
| Résumé | We report on the generation of multiple-octave supercontinuum laser source spanning from 0.5 mu m to 11 mu m induced by multi-filamentation in a ZnSe crystal. The generated supercontinuum is both spatially and spectrally characterized. It is then exploited in a proof-of-principle experiment for methane spectroscopy measurements by means of the supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy technique. The entire absorption spectrum is successfully recorded within the whole spectral bandwidth of the super continuum. Experimental results are in fairly good agreement with the HITRAN database, confirming the reliability and stability over several hours of the generated supercontinuum. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.optmat.2016.08.009 |