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Control of surface modes in low loss hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers

Control of surface modes in low loss hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers
Control of surface modes in low loss hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers
We report on the fabrication and characterization of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers that do not suffer from surface mode coupling within the photonic bandgap of the cladding. This enables low attenuation over the full spectral width of the bandgap - we measured a minimum loss of 15 dB/km and less than 50 dB/km over 300 nm for a fiber operating at 1550 nm. As a result of the increased bandwidth, the fiber has reduced dispersion and dispersion slope - by a factor of almost 2 compared to previous fibers. These features are important for several applications in high-power ultrashort pulse compression and delivery. Realizing these advances has been possible due to development of a modified fabrication process which makes the production of low-loss hollow-core fibers both simpler and quicker than previously.
fiber optics and optical communications, fiber design and fabrication
1094-4087
1142-1149
Amezcua-Correa, R.
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Gérôme, F.
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Leon-Saval, S.G.
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Broderick, N.G.R.
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Birks, T.A.
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Knight, J.C.
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Amezcua-Correa, R.
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Leon-Saval, S.G.
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Broderick, N.G.R.
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Amezcua-Correa, R., Gérôme, F., Leon-Saval, S.G., Broderick, N.G.R., Birks, T.A. and Knight, J.C. (2008) Control of surface modes in low loss hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers. Optics Express, 16 (2), 1142-1149. (doi:10.1364/OE.16.001142).

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We report on the fabrication and characterization of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers that do not suffer from surface mode coupling within the photonic bandgap of the cladding. This enables low attenuation over the full spectral width of the bandgap - we measured a minimum loss of 15 dB/km and less than 50 dB/km over 300 nm for a fiber operating at 1550 nm. As a result of the increased bandwidth, the fiber has reduced dispersion and dispersion slope - by a factor of almost 2 compared to previous fibers. These features are important for several applications in high-power ultrashort pulse compression and delivery. Realizing these advances has been possible due to development of a modified fabrication process which makes the production of low-loss hollow-core fibers both simpler and quicker than previously.

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Published date: 15 January 2008
Keywords: fiber optics and optical communications, fiber design and fabrication

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Local EPrints ID: 50681
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/50681
ISSN: 1094-4087
PURE UUID: 5b889f8f-f953-4fd0-bb20-14d65a7d1efb

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Date deposited: 13 Mar 2008
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 10:10

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Author: R. Amezcua-Correa
Author: F. Gérôme
Author: S.G. Leon-Saval
Author: N.G.R. Broderick
Author: T.A. Birks
Author: J.C. Knight

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