Abstract

We experimentally and numerically investigate femtosecond-pulse propagation in a microstructured optical fiber consisting of a silica core surrounded by airholes that are filled with a high-index fluid. This fiber combines the resonant properties of hollow-core bandgap fibers and the high nonlinearity of index-guiding waveguides. A range of nonlinear optical effects can be observed, including soliton propagation, dispersive wave generation, and a Raman self-frequency shift. Tuning the center wavelength of the laser and varying the refractive index of the fluid lead to different propagation effects, mediated by the strongly wavelength-dependent group-velocity dispersion in these photonic bandgap confining structures.

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