Open AccessSingle-mode mid-IR guidance in a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber
Author(s) -
Jonathan D. Shephard,
William N. MacPherson,
Robert R. J. Maier,
J.D.C. Jones,
Duncan P. Hand,
Mohammad Mohebbi,
A. K. George,
P. J. Roberts,
J. C. Knight
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.13.007139
Subject(s) - photonic crystal fiber , materials science , chalcogenide , attenuation , optics , optical fiber , photonic crystal , core (optical fiber) , chalcogenide glass , optoelectronics , microstructured optical fiber , fiber , plastic clad silica fiber , plastic optical fiber , fiber optic sensor , composite material , wavelength , physics
We report, for the first time, bandgap guidance above 3 mum in a silica based air-core photonic crystal fiber. The peak of the bandgap is at 3.14mum with a typical attenuation of ~ 2.6 dB m-1. By further optimization of the structure, modeling suggests that a loss below 1 dB m-1 should be achievable, greatly extending the useful operating range of silica-based single-mode fibers. Such fibers have many potential applications in the mid-IR, offering an alternative to fluoride, tellurite or chalcogenide glass based optical fibers for chemical and biological sensing applications.
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