Time-spectrally-resolved ultrafast nonlinear dynamics in small-core photonic crystal fibers: Experiment and modelling
Anatoly Efimov,
A. J. Taylor,
F. G. Omenetto,
A. V. Yulin,
N. Y. Joly,
F. Biancalana,
D. V. Skryabin,
J. C. Knight,
P. St.J. Russell
Optics Express
12
6498-6507
(2004)
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Nonlinear dynamics of ultrashort optical pulses in the vicinity of the second zero-dispersion point of a small-core photonic crystal fiber is visualized and studied using cross-correlation frequency-resolved optical gating. New spectral features observed in the experiments match well with recent theoretical predictions of the generation of new frequencies via mixing of solitons and dispersive waves. Power- as well as length-dependent dynamics is obtained showing strong interaction between solitons and dispersive waves, soliton-soliton interaction, soliton stabilization against Raman self-frequency shift and Cherenkov continuum generation.
Competition between spectral splitting and Raman frequency shift in negative-dispersion slope photonic crystal fiber
Nicolas Y. Joly,
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto,
Anatoly Efimov,
Antoinette J. Taylor,
Jonathan C. Knight,
Philip St.J. Russell
We report on the nonlinear behavior of high air-filling fraction solid-core photonic crystal fibers pumped with ultrashort pulses in the vicinity of a negative-slope zero-crossing of the group velocity dispersion. We observed dramatically different behavior when the pump wavelength lies in the normal or the anomalous dispersion range. When pumping at the zero-dispersion wavelength the combined effects of spectral splitting, self-phase modulation and soliton self-frequency shift result a “comma”-shape of the power-dependant spectra. This spectral feature is explained using a simple model.
Supercontinuum and four-wave mixing with Q-switched pulses in endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fibres
W. J. Wadsworth,
N. Joly,
J. C. Knight,
T. A. Birks,
F. Biancalana,
P. St. J. Russell
Photonic crystal fibres exhibiting endlessly single-mode operation and dispersion zero in the range 1040 to 1100 nm are demonstrated. A sub-ns pump source at 1064 nm generates a parametric output at 732 nm with an efficiency of 35%, or parametric gain of 55 dB at 1315 nm. A broad, flat supercontinuum extending from 500 nm to beyond 1750 nm is also demonstrated using the same pump source.
Scientific career
Since 2021: Head of the microstructured optical fibres independent research group at the Max-Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, Germany
Since 2009: Associate professor at the Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany
2005 – 2008: Maître de conférences at the Univ. of Lille in France
Education background
2012: Habilitation at the Ecole Normale Supérieure of Cachan (France) Title: Supercontinuum generation using pulses propagating in photonic crystal fibres, Defended in July. 10th 2012. Thesis adviser: Prof. Dr. Joseph Zyss.
2002-2005: Post-doctoral fellow at the University of Bath (UK) in the group of Prof. Philip Russell
1999-2002: PhD with honors (“Félicitations du jury”) at the laboratory of Physics of Lasers, Atoms, and Molecules (PhLAM) at the University of Lille (France) Title: Instabilities in pulsed mode-locked lasers: techniques for observation and control Defended on Sept. 23rd 2002. Thesis adviser: Prof. Dr. Serge Bielawski.
Awards & appointments
Since 2023: Advisor of the Erlangen Optica Student Chapter
Since 2021: Scientific coordinator of the Internation Max Planck School for the Physics of Light (IMPRS-PL)
Since 2020: Senior member of Optical Society of America (OSA)
Since 2019: Fellow of the Max Planck School of Photonics (MPSP) and member of the selection committee
Since 2016: Fellow of the Max Planck Center for Extreme and Quantum Photonics, Ottawa, Canada
1999: MENRT scholarship from the French ministry of Research to perform his doctoral degree at the University of Lille from 1999 to 2002
1998: Awarded a CIME scholarship from AUF (Agence universitaire de la Francophonie) to perform his Master study at Laval University (Québec) in 1998
Professional activities
2024: Member of the Technical Program Committee for the SPIE Photonics Europe in Strasbourg
Since 2022: Associate Editor of Opt. Express
2017: General chair of the 1st Sino-German symposium on fiber photonics for light-matter interaction in Shanghai, China
2017 – 2018: Member of the Technical Program Committee for SPIE UV and higher energy photonic
2013 – 2017: Member of Technical Program Committee for CLEO US (OSA)
2015: co-Chair of the 2nd Siegman International School of Laser (OSA)
Since 2015: Member of the Technical Program Committee for WSOF (OSA) in Hong-Kong (2015), Limasol in Cypris (2017), Adelaide in Australia (2022), and in Prague in Czech Republic (2025)
Since 20214: Member of the Student Commission of the internation Master of Advanced Optics and Technologies (MAOT)
2013: Topical session at PIERS (Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium) in Stockholm
2011: International conference on Nonlinear optics and complexity in photonic crystal fibers and nanostructures in Erice, in Sicily
2011: 14th International SAOT workshop on Fiber laser, sensors and materials at Reicheschwand, Germany
Since 2009: External expert for the evaluation of proposals from ANR (National agency of research in France), the Polish Society of Science, DFG (National agency of research in Germany) and ERC (European Research Council)
Since 2009: Supervisor of 13 PhD students, 2 post-docs, 14 MSc students
Ongoing projects
DFG project JO 1090/8-3 – OrbitFlySens [FAU] Orbiting flying particle sensor (with Bernhard Schmauß, FAU) – 2025-2028
BayFrance FK-34-2024 [FAU] Real-time detection of Terahertz signals using ultrashort lasers Mobility allowance – collaboration with University of Lille - 2025
BayFrance FK-35-2024 [FAU] Exploring chiral fibers for new-type of polarization-resolved endoscopy Mobility allowance – collaboration with University of Marseille – 2025
DFG project JO 1090/3-2 – Photon Triplets [FAU] Generation of photon triplets via three-photon parametric down-conversion (with Maria Chekhova) – 2024-2027
QuNet beta [MPL] 2021-2026
Max-Planck-School of Photonics (MPSP) [FAU] 2019-2025
DFG project JO 1090/6-1 -Twin Beams [FAU] Fiber source of entangled photons with giant tunable frequency separation (with Maria Chekhova) - 2021-2024
DFG project JO 1090/4-1 – Rydbergatoms in photonic crystal fibres [FAU] (with Robert Löw, University of Stuttgart) - 2019-2023
BayFrance FK-29-2018 [FAU] Frequency conversion of single-photon quantum sources using gas-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibres Mobility allowance – collaboration with LKB, Ens Paris, France - 2018
DFG project JO 1090/3-1 – Photon Triplets [FAU] Generation of photon triplets via three-photon parametric down-conversion (with Maria Chekhova) – 2017-2020
BayFrance FK-38-2013 [FAU] Dynamical instabilities in photonic crystal fiber ring cavities synchronously pumped by femtosecond pulses Mobility allowance – collaboration with University of Lille, France - 2013-2014
