In order to fabricate high-efficient flat broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum fiber
a microstructured fiber based on As
2
Se
3
as background material is proposed. By using nonlinear Schrodinger equation
the effects of fiber structure parameters on dispersion
loss and nonlinear characteristics are simulated
and the optimized structure is designed. The optimal structural parameters are selected to achieve high nonlinearity with flattened full normal dispersion. The mechanism of ultrashort pulse broadening is analyzed by using this structure optical fiber. The effects of fiber length
pump center wavelength
peak power and pump width on the generation of supercontinuum are studied
and the output of the flat mid-infrared supercontinuum is realized by this fiber. By building experimental platform
the transmission and output spectrum of femtosecond laser pulses in As
2
Se
3
microstructured fibers are measured by selecting the optimized fiber length and pump parameters. The experimental results show that high efficiency flat broadband mid-infrared supercontinuum with wavelength broadening of 3~6 μm can be generated. This continuous spectrum can be used in the fields of material detection