Antiresonant Hollow Core Fibers for Extreme Light Propagation
Abstract
This program is developing novel air guiding fibers that address critical physical limitations of optical fibers. These radically new antiresonant hollow core fiber designs have the potential for light transport in a single mode over wide transmission windows with ultra-low loss (<1 dB/km) and orders of magnitude higher damage and nonlinear thresholds compared to conventional fibers. Fibers with this level of performance can open up applications not possible using current fibers such as: long distance high optical power transport (kW power delivery over km range), extreme peak power/energy delivery, low latency broadband data transmission, as well as low-loss UV and mid-IR transmission. During the period covered by this report we have demonstrated efficient supercontinuum generation in the mid-IR spectral range, pulse compression of femtosecond fiber lasers down to the few cycle regimes and have identified fiber designs with low loss single mode transmission. In the following year we will pursue the fabrication of these new fibers.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 08, 2023
- Accession Number
- AD1210546
Entities
People
- Rodrigo A. Correa
Organizations
- University of Central Florida