Abstract

An all-silica photonic bandgap fiber with a cladding index difference of approximately 2 % and diameter-to-pitch ratio (d/Λ) of 0.12 was fabricated and studied. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the properties of photonic bandgap fiber with such a small d/Λ. The fiber is single-mode in the fundamental bandgap. The mode field diameter in the 1000-1200 nm wavelength range is 19-20 μm. The minimum loss in the same range is 20 dB/km for a 30-cm bending diameter. In our opinion, all-silica photonic bandgap fiber can serve as a potential candidate for achieving single-mode propagation with a large mode area.

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A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
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1983 (1)

M. Fox, “Calculation of equivalent step-index parameters for single-mode fibres,” Opt. Quantum Electron. 15, 451–455 (1983).
[Crossref]

Argyros, A.

Bird, D. M.

Birks, T. A.

Bjarklev, A.

J. Riishede, J. Lægsgaard, J. Broeng, and A. Bjarklev, “All-silica photonic bandgap fibre with zero dispersion and a large mode area at 730 nm,” J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. 6, 667–670 (2004).
[Crossref]

Botten, L. C.

Broeng, J.

J. Riishede, J. Lægsgaard, J. Broeng, and A. Bjarklev, “All-silica photonic bandgap fibre with zero dispersion and a large mode area at 730 nm,” J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. 6, 667–670 (2004).
[Crossref]

Cordeiro, C. M. B.

DiGiovanni, D. J.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

DiMarcello, F. V.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Ermeneux, S.

Fox, M.

M. Fox, “Calculation of equivalent step-index parameters for single-mode fibres,” Opt. Quantum Electron. 15, 451–455 (1983).
[Crossref]

George, A. K.

A. Wang, A. K. George, and J. C. Knight, “Three-level neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber,” Optics Letters 31, 1388–1390 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Isomäki, A.

Jasapara, J.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Jones, S. L.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Knight, J. C.

Kuhlmey, B. T.

Lægsgaard, J.

J. Riishede, J. Lægsgaard, J. Broeng, and A. Bjarklev, “All-silica photonic bandgap fibre with zero dispersion and a large mode area at 730 nm,” J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. 6, 667–670 (2004).
[Crossref]

Leon-Saval, S. G.

Limpert, J.

Lines, M. E.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Luan, F.

Maystre, D.

McPhedran, R C.

McPhedran, R. C.

Monberg, E. M.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Okhotnikov, O. G.

Pearce, G. J.

Renversez, G.

Ridgway, D. N.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Riishede, J.

J. Riishede, J. Lægsgaard, J. Broeng, and A. Bjarklev, “All-silica photonic bandgap fibre with zero dispersion and a large mode area at 730 nm,” J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. 6, 667–670 (2004).
[Crossref]

Röser, F.

Rothhardt, J.

Russell, P. St. J.

Salin, F.

Sandels, G. A.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Schmidt, O.

Schreiber, T.

Sterke, C. Martijn de

Tünnermann, A.

Wang, A.

T. A. Birks, F. Luan, G. J. Pearce, A. Wang, J. C. Knight, and D. M. Bird, “Bend loss in all-solid bandgap fibres,” Opt. Express 14, 5688–5698 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

A. Wang, A. K. George, and J. C. Knight, “Three-level neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber,” Optics Letters 31, 1388–1390 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

White, I. A.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

White, T. P.

Wisk, P.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yablon, A. D.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yan, M. F.

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

Yvernault, P.

J. Lightwave Technology (1)

A. D. Yablon, M. F. Yan, D. J. DiGiovanni, M. E. Lines, S. L. Jones, D. N. Ridgway, G. A. Sandels, I. A. White, P. Wisk, F. V. DiMarcello, E. M. Monberg, and J. Jasapara, “Frozen-In Viscoelasticity for Novel Beam Expanders and High-Power Connectors,” J. Lightwave Technology 22, 16–23 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. (1)

J. Riishede, J. Lægsgaard, J. Broeng, and A. Bjarklev, “All-silica photonic bandgap fibre with zero dispersion and a large mode area at 730 nm,” J. Opt. A.: Pure Appl. Opt. 6, 667–670 (2004).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. B (2)

Opt. Express (5)

Opt. Lett. (1)

Opt. Quantum Electron. (1)

M. Fox, “Calculation of equivalent step-index parameters for single-mode fibres,” Opt. Quantum Electron. 15, 451–455 (1983).
[Crossref]

Optics Letters (1)

A. Wang, A. K. George, and J. C. Knight, “Three-level neodymium fiber laser incorporating photonic bandgap fiber,” Optics Letters 31, 1388–1390 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

SEM image of fiber end face.

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Fig. 2.
Fig. 2.

The calculated loss of the fundamental and second order modes in the fundamental bandgap of a SC PBG fiber with parameters d/Λ=0.12, rod spacing Λ=11.4 μm, refractive index difference between the rods and the pure silica matrix – 0.028. In insets – the longitudinal Poynting vector distribution for different modes.

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Fig. 3.
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Near field patterns for different launching conditions at the wavelength 1.1 μm. Fiber length is 10 cm.

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Fig. 4.
Fig. 4.

Fiber loss measured by thecut back method in the fundamental bandgap.

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Fig. 5.
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Bend loss at different bending diameters.

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