High-resolution air-clad imaging fibers
Author(s) -
Harry A. C. Wood,
Kerrianne Harrington,
T. A. Birks,
J. C. Knight,
James M. Stone
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
optics letters
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524
H-Index - 272
eISSN - 1071-2763
pISSN - 0146-9592
DOI - 10.1364/ol.43.005311
Subject(s) - optics , materials science , fiber bundle , cladding (metalworking) , optical fiber , hard clad silica optical fiber , photonic crystal fiber , image resolution , plastic clad silica fiber , bundle , all silica fiber , fiber optic sensor , graded index fiber , physics , composite material
We present a coherent fiber bundle comprising over 11,000 doped silica cores separated by an air-filled cladding. The fiber is characterized, and its imaging quality is shown to be a substantial improvement over the commercial state of the art, with comparable resolution over an unparalleled spectral range.
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