Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 59, Issue 3, 0306004(2022)

Propagation and Attenuation Characterization of Hollow-Core Anti-Resonant Fiber at 2.60-4.35 μm

Kuan Zhu1,2,3, Xin Zhang1,2,3, Wenju Lu1,2,3, Feifei Wang4, Baitao Zhang4, Jingliang He4, Yingying Wang2,5, and Pu Wang1,2,3、*
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  • 1Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Trans-Scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Beijing University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100124, China
  • 3Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 4State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Shandong University, Jinan , Shandong 250100, China
  • 5Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Jinan , Guangzhou 510632, China
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    To study the transmission ability of hollow-core anti-resonance fiber, a mid-infrared laser transmission experiment was carried out using a self-made nodeless hollow-core anti-resonance fiber from 2.6 μm to 4.35 μm spectral region. The fiber cladding consists of seven silica capillary tubes, the average wall thickness is 800 nm, the outer diameter of the fiber is 365 μm, and the core diameter is 115 μm. A tunable mid-infrared source was used as a broadband light source. The laser propagation capability of the fiber at 2.60 μm, 3.27 μm, 3.41 μm, 3.80 μm, 4.08 μm, 4.21 μm, and 4.35 μm was tested. And the transmission loss at this spectral region of the fiber was measured. Results show that the fiber can realize low-loss light guide from 2.6 μm to 4.08 μm band, with the lowest transmission loss of 0.037 dB/m at 3.27 μm. The transmission loss of the fiber is 3.200 dB/m at 4.08 μm and 0.788 dB/m at 4.35 μm, where the attenuation of bulk silica is 1000 dB/m and 3000 dB/m, respectively. Hollow-core anti-resonance fiber has great potential in the application of mid-infrared laser flexible delivery.

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    Kuan Zhu, Xin Zhang, Wenju Lu, Feifei Wang, Baitao Zhang, Jingliang He, Yingying Wang, Pu Wang. Propagation and Attenuation Characterization of Hollow-Core Anti-Resonant Fiber at 2.60-4.35 μm[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2022, 59(3): 0306004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 15, 2021

    Accepted: May. 8, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 24, 2022

    The Author Email: Wang Pu (wangpuemail@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP202259.0306004

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