Ultra-Large Core Size Hypocycloid-Shape Inhibited Coupling Kagome Fibers for High-Energy Laser Beam Handling

Author

Debord, Benoit ; Amsanpally, Abhilash ; Alharbi, Meshaal ; Vincetti, Luca ; Blondy, Jean-Marc ; Gerome, Frederic ; Benabid, Fetah

Author_Institution

GPPMM Group, Univ. of Limoges, Limoges, France

Volume

33

Issue

17

fYear

2015

Firstpage

3630

Lastpage

3634

Abstract

We report on the fabrication and characterization of 19-cell hypocycloid-shape Kagome fibers with core size larger than 100 μm. These inhibited coupling fibers present low propagation loss (100 dB/km) over broad transmission range with low chromatic dispersion combined with ultra-low power overlap with silica surround, making them an efficient solution for ultra-high power laser handling, ultra-fast laser delivery, and plasma photonics applications.

Keywords

fibre lasers; laser beams; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; silicon compounds; 19-cell hypocycloid-shape Kagome fiber fabrication; SiO₂; chromatic dispersion; high-energy laser beam handling; plasma photonics applications; propagation loss; transmission; ultrafast laser delivery; ultrahigh power laser handling; ultralarge core size hypocycloid-shape; Fiber lasers; Integrated optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber; Inhibited coupling; Laser beam delivery; Optical fiber measurements; inhibited coupling; laser beam delivery; optical fiber measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2015.2448794

Filename

7131437