Two-Dimensional White-Light Spectroscopy Using Supercontinuum from an All-Normal Dispersion Photonic Crystal Fiber Pumped by a 70 MHz Yb Fiber Oscillator

Abstract

We report on a new broadband, ultrafast two-dimensional white-light (2DWL) spectrometer that utilizes a supercontinuum pump and a supercontinuum probe generated with a ytterbium fiber oscillator and an all-normal dispersion photonic crystal fiber (ANDi PCF). We demonstrate compression of the supercontinuum to sub-20 fs and the ability to collect high quality 2D spectra on films of single-walled carbon nanotubes. Two spectrometer designs are investigated. Supercontinuum from ANDi PCF provides a means to generate broadband pulse sequences for multidimensional spectroscopy without the need for an optical parametric amplifier.