Title :
Singlemode crystalline fibers for the middle infrared
Author :
Butvina, Leonid N. ; Sereda, Olesya V. ; Okhrimchuk, Andrey G. ; Butvina, Alexey L. ; Dianov, Eugeny M. ; Lichkova, Ninel V. ; Zagorodnev, Vladimir N.
Author_Institution :
Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Russian Acad. of Sci., Moscow
Abstract :
Microstructured and step-index fibers from silver halides singlemode at 10.6 mum and 5.5 mum are demonstrated. Experimental and theoretical evidences are presented to establish that the step-index fibers are singlemode at 10.6 mum.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; silver compounds; AgJk; microstructured fibers; middle infrared; silver halides; singlemode crystalline fibers; step-index fibers; wavelength 10.6 mum; wavelength 5.5 mum; Crystal microstructure; Crystallization; Fiber lasers; Infrared spectra; Optical fiber sensors; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical sensors; Quantum cascade lasers; Silver; (060.2280) Fiber design and fabrication; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.5295) Photonic crystal fibers; (300.6340) Spectroscopy, infrared;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
