Abstract: A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (HCPCF) having a wavelength of operation, the HCPCF comprising: a core region having a first refractive index; a cladding region surrounding the core region and comprising a plurality of microcapillaries arranged in a transverse structure having a pitch, the pitch of the structure being at least five times larger than the wavelength of operation, the cladding region having a second refractive index higher than the first refractive index.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2008
Date of Patent:
November 6, 2012
Assignee:
GLOphotonics SAS
Inventors:
Abdel Fetah Benabid, Francois Yves Michel Denis Couny, Peter John Roberts