Picosecond supercontinuum generation in all-normal-dispersion optical fibers enabled by polarization instabilities

Supercontinuum generation in all-normal-dispersion optical fibers has so far been predominantly explored under femtosecond pumping conditions. Here, we demonstrate that efficient and broadband supercontinuum generation can also be achieved in the long picosecond regime by pumping a highly birefringent all-normal-dispersion silica-based photonic crystal fiber at 1064 nm. The observed spectral broadening results from the combined action of polarization modulation instability and cascaded Raman scattering, enabling octave-spanning spectra extending from 600 nm to 1650 nm. These results establish a distinct operating regime for supercontinuum generation and open new perspectives for robust, high-power broadband fiber sources.