Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibres at 1.06, 1.31, and 1.55 μm wavelengths

Proposed is a broad supercontinuum spectrum generated highly non-linear photonic crystal fibre which can be used in ultra-high-resolution optical coherence tomography and optical transmission systems. Investigation showed that it is possible to obtain longitudinal resolution in a biological tissue of 1.3, 1.2, and 1.1 mu m by using picosecond continuum light at centre wavelengths 1.06, 1.31, and 1.55 mu m, respectively.