Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors

C. C. Novo; A. Urich; D. Choudhury; R. Carter; D. P. Hand; R. R. Thomson; F. Yu; J. C. Knight; S. Brooks; S. McCulloch; J. D. Shephard

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Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors

C. C. Novo, A. Urich, D. Choudhury, R. Carter, D. P. Hand, R. R. Thomson, F. Yu, J. C. Knight, S. Brooks, S. McCulloch, J. D. Shephard

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Abstract

One of the main challenges for fibre optic based sensing is robust operation in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) region. This is of major interest because this wavelength region is where the characteristic absorption spectra for a wide range of molecules lie. However, due to the high absorption of silica (above 2 μm), mid-IR sensors based on solid core silica fibres are not practical. Of the many alternatives to solid silica fibres, hollow core microstrutured optical fibres are being explored and show great promise. One relatively new fibre, the hollow core negative curvature fibre (NCF) is promising for novel optical devices due to the simple structure (in comparison to other microstructured fibres) in combination with a hollow core which enables low loss mid-IR infrared guidance in a silica based fibre. In this paper, an all silica NCF that is post-processed with a fs laser, in order to increase access to the hollow core, is presented with acceptable loss and significant potential for mid-IR gas sensing.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors
Editors	H. Kalinowski, J. Fabris, W. J. Bock
Publisher	SPIE
Volume	9634
ISBN (Print)	9781628418392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186755
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2015
Event	24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015 - Curitiba, Brazil Duration: 28 Sept 2015 → 2 Oct 2015

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Conference	24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Curitiba
Period	28/09/15 → 2/10/15

Keywords

Femtosecond machining
Hollow core fibres
Infrared sensing
Microstructured optical fibres
Negative curvature fibre

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Novo, C. C., Urich, A., Choudhury, D., Carter, R., Hand, D. P., Thomson, R. R., Yu, F., Knight, J. C., Brooks, S., McCulloch, S., & Shephard, J. D. (2015). Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors. In H. Kalinowski, J. Fabris, & W. J. Bock (Eds.), Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors (Vol. 9634). Article 963455 SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186755

Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors. / Novo, C. C.; Urich, A.; Choudhury, D. et al.
Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors. ed. / H. Kalinowski; J. Fabris; W. J. Bock. Vol. 9634 SPIE, 2015. 963455.

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Novo, CC, Urich, A, Choudhury, D, Carter, R, Hand, DP, Thomson, RR, Yu, F, Knight, JC, Brooks, S, McCulloch, S & Shephard, JD 2015, Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors. in H Kalinowski, J Fabris & WJ Bock (eds), Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors. vol. 9634, 963455, SPIE, 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors, OFS 2015, Curitiba, Brazil, 28/09/15. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2186755

Novo CC, Urich A, Choudhury D, Carter R, Hand DP, Thomson RR et al. Negative curvature fibres: exploiting the potential for novel optical sensors. In Kalinowski H, Fabris J, Bock WJ, editors, Proceedings of SPIE (The International Society for Optical Engineering) 24th International Conference on Optical Fibre Sensors. Vol. 9634. SPIE. 2015. 963455 doi: 10.1117/12.2186755

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