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Holey optical fibres: fundamentals and applications

Holey optical fibres: fundamentals and applications
Holey optical fibres: fundamentals and applications
The area of holey fibres, i.e. optical fibres containing a fine array of microscopic air-holes that pass along the full fibre length, has developed into a topic of acute fundamental scientific and technological interest in recent years due to the unique optical properties that such fibres can possess. These properties include amongst others: endlessly single-mode guidance, high/low nonlinearity, guidance in a low-index air core and anomalous dispersion at wavelengths down to the visible.
In this presentation I shall describe the mechanisms by which light can be guided within a holey fibre, discuss various regimes of operation and review the current state-of-the-art in terms of fibre fabrication. Finally, I shall present various applications of the technology in areas such as high power laser generation and transport, linear and nonlinear pulse compression, supercontinuum generation and all-optical switching and processing.
Richardson, D.J.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Richardson, D.J. (2004) Holey optical fibres: fundamentals and applications. Invited Talk, Harlow, United Kingdom. 25 May 2004.

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Abstract

The area of holey fibres, i.e. optical fibres containing a fine array of microscopic air-holes that pass along the full fibre length, has developed into a topic of acute fundamental scientific and technological interest in recent years due to the unique optical properties that such fibres can possess. These properties include amongst others: endlessly single-mode guidance, high/low nonlinearity, guidance in a low-index air core and anomalous dispersion at wavelengths down to the visible.
In this presentation I shall describe the mechanisms by which light can be guided within a holey fibre, discuss various regimes of operation and review the current state-of-the-art in terms of fibre fabrication. Finally, I shall present various applications of the technology in areas such as high power laser generation and transport, linear and nonlinear pulse compression, supercontinuum generation and all-optical switching and processing.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 25 May 2004
Venue - Dates: Invited Talk, Harlow, United Kingdom, 2004-05-25 - 2004-05-25
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 361180
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/361180
PURE UUID: f6fd7792-ac05-4aa2-b91e-095f95dc3d10
ORCID for D.J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Last modified: 09 Feb 2023 02:34

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