End-sealing short dispersion micromanaged tapered holey fibers by hole-collapsing

L. Xiao, W. Jin, and M. S. Demokan, “Fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges,” Opt. Lett. 32, 115–117 (2007).
[Crossref]

J. Villatoro, V. P. Minkovich, V. Pruneri, and G. Badeness, “Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing,” Opt. Express 15, 1491–1496 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation, characterization, and application of broadband coherent, femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion micromanaged holey fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 1221–1227 (2006).
[Crossref]

J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 78, 1135–1184 (2006).
[Crossref]

E. C. Mägi, H. C. Nguyen, and B. J. Eggleton, “Air-hole collapse and mode transitions in microstructured fiber photonic wires,” Opt. Express 13, 453–459 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Ma and W. J. Bock, “Modeling of photonic crystal fibers with air holes sealed at the fiber end and its application to fluorescent light collection efficiency enhancement,” Opt. Express 13, 2385–2393 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu, Y. Deng, and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion-micromanaged holey fibers,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1566–1568 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Low noise wavelength conversion of femtosecond pulses with dispersion micro-managed holey fibers,” Opt. Express,  13, 8172 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. T. Yablon and R. T. Bise, “Low-loss high-strength microstructured fiber fusion splices using GRIN fiber lenses,” IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 17, 118–120 (2005).
[Crossref]

I. Cristiani, R. Tediosi, L. Tartara, and V. Degiorgio, “Dispersive wave generation by solitons in microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Express 12, 124–135 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband continuum with high spectral coherence in tapered fibers”, Opt. Express 12, 347–353 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Laaegsgard and A. Bjarklev, “Reduction of coupling loss to photonic crystal fibers by controlled hole collapse: a numerical study,” Opt. Commun. 237, 431–435 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. H. Chong, M. K. Rao, Y Zhu, and Y. P. Shum, “An effective splicing method on photonic crystal fiber using CO2 laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 942–944 (2003).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Russell, “Photonic crystal fibers,” Science 299, 358–362 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. V. Husakou and J. Herrmann, “Supercontinuum Generation of Higher-Order Solitons by Fission in Photonic Crystal Fibers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 203901 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. Akhmediev and M. Karlsson, “Cherenkov radiation emitted by solitons in optical fibers,” Phys. Rev. A 51, 2602–2607 (1995).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. P. Agrawal, Nonlinear Fiber Optics (Academic Press, San Diego, 2001).

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. Akhmediev and M. Karlsson, “Cherenkov radiation emitted by solitons in optical fibers,” Phys. Rev. A 51, 2602–2607 (1995).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Villatoro, V. P. Minkovich, V. Pruneri, and G. Badeness, “Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing,” Opt. Express 15, 1491–1496 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. T. Yablon and R. T. Bise, “Low-loss high-strength microstructured fiber fusion splices using GRIN fiber lenses,” IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 17, 118–120 (2005).
[Crossref]

J. Laaegsgard and A. Bjarklev, “Reduction of coupling loss to photonic crystal fibers by controlled hole collapse: a numerical study,” Opt. Commun. 237, 431–435 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. Ma and W. J. Bock, “Modeling of photonic crystal fibers with air holes sealed at the fiber end and its application to fluorescent light collection efficiency enhancement,” Opt. Express 13, 2385–2393 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

J. H. Chong, M. K. Rao, Y Zhu, and Y. P. Shum, “An effective splicing method on photonic crystal fiber using CO2 laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 942–944 (2003).
[Crossref]

J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 78, 1135–1184 (2006).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

I. Cristiani, R. Tediosi, L. Tartara, and V. Degiorgio, “Dispersive wave generation by solitons in microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Express 12, 124–135 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

I. Cristiani, R. Tediosi, L. Tartara, and V. Degiorgio, “Dispersive wave generation by solitons in microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Express 12, 124–135 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, and M. S. Demokan, “Fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges,” Opt. Lett. 32, 115–117 (2007).
[Crossref]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu, Y. Deng, and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion-micromanaged holey fibers,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1566–1568 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 78, 1135–1184 (2006).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

E. C. Mägi, H. C. Nguyen, and B. J. Eggleton, “Air-hole collapse and mode transitions in microstructured fiber photonic wires,” Opt. Express 13, 453–459 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. M. Dudley, G. Genty, and S. Coen, “Supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers,” Rev. Mod. Phys. 78, 1135–1184 (2006).
[Crossref]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. V. Husakou and J. Herrmann, “Supercontinuum Generation of Higher-Order Solitons by Fission in Photonic Crystal Fibers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 203901 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. V. Husakou and J. Herrmann, “Supercontinuum Generation of Higher-Order Solitons by Fission in Photonic Crystal Fibers,” Phys. Rev. Lett. 87, 203901 (2001).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, and M. S. Demokan, “Fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges,” Opt. Lett. 32, 115–117 (2007).
[Crossref]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. Akhmediev and M. Karlsson, “Cherenkov radiation emitted by solitons in optical fibers,” Phys. Rev. A 51, 2602–2607 (1995).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation, characterization, and application of broadband coherent, femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion micromanaged holey fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 1221–1227 (2006).
[Crossref]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Low noise wavelength conversion of femtosecond pulses with dispersion micro-managed holey fibers,” Opt. Express,  13, 8172 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu, Y. Deng, and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion-micromanaged holey fibers,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1566–1568 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband continuum with high spectral coherence in tapered fibers”, Opt. Express 12, 347–353 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Pal and W. H. Knox, “Integration of End Sealed Holey Fibers with Dispersion Micromanagement,” in Frontiers in Optics (2006), Postdeadline paper PDP-FA5.

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Laaegsgard and A. Bjarklev, “Reduction of coupling loss to photonic crystal fibers by controlled hole collapse: a numerical study,” Opt. Commun. 237, 431–435 (2004).
[Crossref]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation, characterization, and application of broadband coherent, femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion micromanaged holey fibers,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 23, 1221–1227 (2006).
[Crossref]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Low noise wavelength conversion of femtosecond pulses with dispersion micro-managed holey fibers,” Opt. Express,  13, 8172 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu, Y. Deng, and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband femtosecond visible pulses in dispersion-micromanaged holey fibers,” Opt. Lett. 30, 1566–1568 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

F. Lu and W. H. Knox, “Generation of broadband continuum with high spectral coherence in tapered fibers”, Opt. Express 12, 347–353 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Ma and W. J. Bock, “Modeling of photonic crystal fibers with air holes sealed at the fiber end and its application to fluorescent light collection efficiency enhancement,” Opt. Express 13, 2385–2393 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

E. C. Mägi, H. C. Nguyen, and B. J. Eggleton, “Air-hole collapse and mode transitions in microstructured fiber photonic wires,” Opt. Express 13, 453–459 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Villatoro, V. P. Minkovich, V. Pruneri, and G. Badeness, “Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing,” Opt. Express 15, 1491–1496 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

E. C. Mägi, H. C. Nguyen, and B. J. Eggleton, “Air-hole collapse and mode transitions in microstructured fiber photonic wires,” Opt. Express 13, 453–459 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Pal and W. H. Knox, “Integration of End Sealed Holey Fibers with Dispersion Micromanagement,” in Frontiers in Optics (2006), Postdeadline paper PDP-FA5.

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

J. Villatoro, V. P. Minkovich, V. Pruneri, and G. Badeness, “Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing,” Opt. Express 15, 1491–1496 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. H. Chong, M. K. Rao, Y Zhu, and Y. P. Shum, “An effective splicing method on photonic crystal fiber using CO2 laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 942–944 (2003).
[Crossref]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Russell, “Photonic crystal fibers,” Science 299, 358–362 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. D. Aguirre, N. Nishizawa, J. G. Fujimoto, W. Seitz, M. Lederer, and D. Kopf, “Continuum generation in a novel photonic crystal fiber for ultrahigh resolution optical coherence tomography at 800 nm and 1300 nm,” Opt. Express 14, 1145–1160 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. H. Chong, M. K. Rao, Y Zhu, and Y. P. Shum, “An effective splicing method on photonic crystal fiber using CO2 laser,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 15, 942–944 (2003).
[Crossref]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

I. Cristiani, R. Tediosi, L. Tartara, and V. Degiorgio, “Dispersive wave generation by solitons in microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Express 12, 124–135 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

W. H. Reeves, D. V. Skryabin, F. Biancalana, J. C. Knight, P. St. J. Russell, F. G. Omenetto, A. Efimov, and A. J. Taylor, “Transformation and control of ultra-short pulses in dispersion-engineered photonic crystal fibers,” Nature 424, 511–515 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

I. Cristiani, R. Tediosi, L. Tartara, and V. Degiorgio, “Dispersive wave generation by solitons in microstructured optical fibers,” Opt. Express 12, 124–135 (2004).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. N. Paulsen, K. M. Hilligse, J. Thgersen, S. R. Keiding, and J. J. Larsen, “Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy with a photonic cystal fiber based light source,” Opt. Lett. 28, 1123–1125 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

B. Bourliaguet, C. Paré, F. Émond, A. Croteau, A. Proulx, and R. Vallée, “Microstructured fiber splicing,” Opt. Express 11, 3412–3417 (2003).
[PubMed]

J. Villatoro, V. P. Minkovich, V. Pruneri, and G. Badeness, “Simple all-microstructured-optical-fiber interferometer built via fusion splicing,” Opt. Express 15, 1491–1496 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

K. L. Corwin, N. R. Newbury, J. M. Dudley, S. Coen, S. A. Diddams, B. R. Washburn, K. Weber, and R. S. Windeler, “Fundamental amplitude noise limitations to supercontinuum spectra generated in a microstructured fiber,” Appl. Phys. B 77, 269–277 (2003).
[Crossref]

D. J. Jones, S. A. Diddams, J. K. Ranka, A. Stentz, R. S. Windeler, J. L. Hall, and S. T. Cundiff, “Carrier-envelope phase control of femtosecond mode-locked lasers and direct optical frequency synthesis,” Science 288, 635–639 (2000).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, and M. S. Demokan, “Fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges,” Opt. Lett. 32, 115–117 (2007).
[Crossref]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. T. Yablon and R. T. Bise, “Low-loss high-strength microstructured fiber fusion splices using GRIN fiber lenses,” IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 17, 118–120 (2005).
[Crossref]

L. Xiao, W. Jin, M. S. Demokan, H. L. Ho, Y. L. Ho, and C. Zhao, “Fabrication of selective injection microstructured optical fiber with a conventional fusion splicer,” Opt. Express 13, 9014–9022 (2005).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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