Fibre supercontinuum generation: Progress and perspectives
Abstract Broadband supercontinuum generation in optical fibre has revolutionized multiple fields of physics including frequency metrology, spectroscopy, and imaging. Although the last twenty five years have seen many remarkable results, the field remains as active as ever, and this perspective aims to provide insights into current and emerging developments. Particular topics of review include recent advances in new fibre materials and designs, the use of gas-filled hollow core fibres, multimode and spatio-temporal effects, improved understanding of the underlying nonlinear dynamics, and techniques for spectral optimisation using machine learning.
Authors
- Thibaut Sylvestre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5849-1533)
- Alexander M. Heidt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9073-2894)
- John M. Dudley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9520-9699)
- J. R. Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1918-4300)
- Goëry Genty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0768-3663)
- John C. Travers
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Bern University of Applied Sciences (CH)
- Institut Universitaire de France (FR)
- Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (FR)
- Heriot-Watt University (GB)
- Tampere University (FI)
- Université Marie et Louis Pasteur (FR)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Europhysics Letters (EPL)
- Published
- 2025-08-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/adfe8c
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.73
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Royal Academy of Engineering
- Institution of Engineering and Technology
- Agence Nationale de la Recherche
- Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung
- Academy of Finland
- Institut Universitaire de France
- Conseil régional de Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme
- HORIZON EUROPE European Innovation Council