Title :
SF6 glass hollow-core photonic crystal fibre
Author :
Jiang, X. ; Euser, T.G. ; Abdolvand, A. ; Babic, F. ; Joly, N. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Here we report the first PCF made from a lead-silicate glass (Schott SF6, refractive index 1.82 at 500 nm wavelength). Fabricated by the stack-and-draw technique, it has a 7-cell hollow core and a 7-layer cladding with a kagome-like lattice. Scanning electron micrographs (SEMs) show the excellent homogeneity of two samples; variations in pitch across the cladding were measured to be less than 6%.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; optical variables measurement; photonic crystals; refractive index; scanning electron microscopy; PbSiO2; SEM; SF6 glass hollow-core photonic crystal fibre; fibre cladding; kagome-like lattice; lead-silicate glass; refractive index; scanning electron micrographs; stack-and-draw technique; wavelength 500 nm;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/EQEC), 2011 Conference on and 12th European Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0533-5
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2011.5942792
