Abstract
We report the fabrication and characterization of a new type of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber based on large-pitch (∼12μm) kagome lattice cladding. The optical characteristics of the 19-cell, 7-cell, and single-cell core defect fibers include broad optical transmission bands covering the visible and near-IR parts of the spectrum with relatively low loss and low chromatic dispersion, no detectable surface modes and high confinement of light in the core. Various applications of such a novel fiber are also discussed, including gas sensing, quantum optics, and high harmonic generation.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3574-3576 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Optics Letters |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 24 |
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| Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2006 |