Single-mode mid-IR guidance in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

被引：89

作者：

Shephard, JD ^{[1
]}

MacPherson, WN

Maier, RRJ

Jones, JDC

Hand, DP

Mohebbi, M

George, AK

Roberts, PJ

Knight, JC

机构：

[1] Heriot Watt Univ, Appl Opt & Photon Grp, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Bath, Ctr Photon & Photon Mat, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 2005年 / 13卷 / 18期

基金：

英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;

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D O I：

10.1364/OPEX.13.007139

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

We report, for the first time, bandgap guidance above 3 m in a silica based air-core photonic crystal fiber. The peak of the bandgap is at 3.14 m with a typical attenuation of similar to 2.6 dB m(-1). By further optimization of the structure, modeling suggests that a loss below 1 dB m(-1) should be achievable, greatly extending the useful operating range of silica-based single-mode fibers. Such fibers have many potential applications in the mid-IR, offering an alternative to fluoride, tellurite or chalcogenide glass based optical fibers for chemical and biological sensing applications. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America

引用

页码：7139 / 7144

页数：6

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