Title :
Prospects on Hollow-core Photonic Crystal Fibers for unconventional fibered laser sources
Author :
Jamier, Raphael ; Gérôme, Frédéric ; Humbert, Georges ; Auguste, Jean-Louis ; Blondy, Jean-Marc ; Benabid, Fetah
Author_Institution :
CNRS, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
We report on recent progress in the conception and fabrication of HCPCFs for unconventional spectral range. A brief review of the most noteworthy fibers laser sources based on gas-filled HCPCFs optically pumped is presented. After, recent works done in our group about light generation induced by an original discharge scheme in gas filled hollow-core capillaries with inner diameter down to 100 μm are developped. The opportunities to transfer these unprecedented results to the world of HCPCFs opening the route towards the first fiber gas laser based on a glow discharge.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; gas lasers; glow discharges; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; fiber gas laser; fibers laser source; gas filled HCPCF; glow discharge; hollow core photonic crystal fiber; unconventional fibered laser sources; Fiber lasers; Gas lasers; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Silicon compounds; Fiber design and fabrication; Gas-filled HCPCF; Photonic crystal fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Stockholm
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0881-7
Electronic_ISBN :
2161-2056
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2011.5971000
