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Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Optics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) offer unique experimental capabilities.
  • PCFs enable analogue gravity experiments, including studies of Hawking radiation and resonant radiation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate analogue gravity phenomena using PCFs.
  • To explore resonant radiation processes and their efficiency limits.
  • To develop novel femtosecond laser sources.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental investigation of resonant radiation in PCFs.
  • Characterization of energy conversion efficiency.
  • Demonstration of wavelength and bandwidth tunability.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of a new regime with record efficiency for resonant radiation.
  • Measured 60% energy conversion efficiency from pump to visible femtosecond pulse.
  • Demonstrated extraordinary tunability of the generated pulses.

Conclusions:

  • PCFs provide a powerful platform for analogue gravity research.
  • Resonant radiation in PCFs can achieve high efficiency and tunability.
  • The generated femtosecond pulses are valuable laser sources for diverse scientific fields.