Loss in hollow-core optical fibers: mechanisms, scaling rules, and limits

E Numkam Fokoua, S Abokhamis Mousavi… - Advances in Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Over the past few years, progress in hollow-core optical fiber technology has reduced the
attenuation of these fibers to levels comparable to those of all-solid silica-core single-mode …

Flexible tube lattice fibers for terahertz applications

V Setti, L Vincetti, A Argyros - Optics express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
In this paper a flexible hollow core waveguide for the terahertz spectral range is
demonstrated. Its cladding is composed of a circular arrangement of dielectric tubes …

Effect of core boundary curvature on the confinement losses of hollow antiresonant fibers

W Belardi, JC Knight - Optics Express, 2013 - opg.optica.org
We use numerical simulations to investigate how the curvature of the fiber core boundary
influences the attenuation of hollow antiresonant fibers. We show the importance of a …

Loss in hollow-core fibers: mechanisms, scaling rules, and limits

E Numkam Fokoua… - Advances in Optics …, 2023 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Over the past few years, progress in hollow-core optical fiber technology has reduced the
attenuation of these fibers to levels comparable to those of all-solid silica-core single-mode …

Bending loss characterization in nodeless hollow-core anti-resonant fiber

SF Gao, YY Wang, XL Liu, W Ding, P Wang - Optics express, 2016 - opg.optica.org
We report high performance nodeless hollow-core anti-resonant fibers (HARFs) with
broadband guidance from 850 nm to> 1700 nm and transmission attenuation of~ 100 dB/km …

Endlessly single-mode holey fibers: the influence of core design

K Saitoh, Y Tsuchida, M Koshiba, NA Mortensen - Optics express, 2005 - opg.optica.org
In this paper we evaluate the cut-off properties of holey fibers (HFs) with a triangular lattice of
air holes and the core formed by the removal of a single (HF1) or more air holes (HF3 and …

Bending loss and thermo-optic effect of a hybrid PDMS/silica photonic crystal fiber

C Markos, K Vlachos, G Kakarantzas - Optics express, 2010 - opg.optica.org
In this paper, we demonstrate and report a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) infiltrated with PDMS
elastomer which is sensitive to external bending and temperature perturbations. Numerical …

Understanding bending-induced loss and bending-enhanced higher-order mode suppression in negative curvature fibers

Y Wang, W Chang - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We present a numerical analysis on bending-induced loss and bending-enhanced higher-
order mode suppression in negative curvature fibers. We provide underlying mechanisms …

Bend-resistant large-mode-area photonic crystal fiber with a triangular-core

X Wang, S Lou, W Lu - Applied Optics, 2013 - opg.optica.org
In view of its feasibility for fabrication and application, a bend-resistant large-mode-area
photonic crystal fiber with a triangular core is proposed. In our design, the fiber proposes a …

An endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber with low chromatic dispersion, and bend and rotational insensitivity

EK Akowuah, H Ademgil, S Haxha… - Journal of lightwave …, 2009 - opg.optica.org
A single-mode photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with low chromatic dispersion, low bend, and
rotational sensitivity is presented. The transverse electric field vector distributions of the …