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Opt Lett. 2007 Nov 15;32(22):3324-6. doi: 10.1364/ol.32.003324.

Single-design-parameter microstructured optical fiber for chromatic dispersion tailoring and evanescent field enhancement.

Optics letters

Cristiano M Cordeiro, Marcos A Franco, Christiano J Matos, Francisco Sircilli, Valdir A Serrão, C H Cruz

Affiliations

  1. Instituto de Fisica "Gleb Wataghin," UNICAMP, Campinas-São Paulo, Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 18026295 DOI: 10.1364/ol.32.003324

Abstract

A microstructured optical fiber with a single design parameter is proposed and demonstrated. In such a structure three thin, long glass webs join in the fiber center, forming its core. By changing the web thickness it is possible to tune the zero-dispersion wavelength from approximately 0.7 to >2.0 microm while keeping a tiny core area and single-mode guidance. Supercontinuum generation is shown in a silica fiber with a web thickness of 850 nm. The small core area and the massive hole area also make the structure very attractive for the sensing and study of fluids.

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