Title :
First ignition of an UV microwave microplasma in Ar-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Debord, B. ; Gérôme, F. ; Jamier, R. ; Boisse-Laporte, C. ; Leprince, P. ; Leroy, O. ; Blondy, J.M. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
Xlim, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We report on the first ignition of efficient and stable microwave columns of microplasmas directly inside large Ar-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers. Optical characterizations of UV guided light are also presented.
Keywords :
holey fibres; photonic crystals; plasma materials processing; ultraviolet spectra; Ar-filled hollow-core; UV guided light; UV microwave microplasma; microwave columns; optical characterizations; photonic crystal fibers; Masers; Microwave measurements; Microwave photonics; Optical fibers; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
