Generation of Dispersive Waves via Intermodal Cross-phase Modulation

Supercontinua are of high interest due to their broad bandwidth and high brightness enabling a broad range of applications, e.g., optical coherence tomography or frequency metrology. During soliton-driven supercontinuum generation (SCG), a higher-order soliton (HOS) forms, generating a sufficiently broad spectrum prior to the HOS’ fission to radiate phase-matched dispersive waves (DWs) [1] .