GB201813895D0 - Hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers and methods of manufacturing the same - Google Patents

Hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers and methods of manufacturing the same

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GB201813895D0
GB201813895D0 GBGB1813895.8A GB201813895A GB201813895D0 GB 201813895 D0 GB201813895 D0 GB 201813895D0 GB 201813895 A GB201813895 A GB 201813895A GB 201813895 D0 GB201813895 D0 GB 201813895D0
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    • G02B6/02323—Core having lower refractive index than cladding, e.g. photonic band gap guiding
    • G02B6/02328—Hollow or gas filled core
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    • G02B6/02357—Property of longitudinal structures or background material varies radially and/or azimuthally in the cladding, e.g. size, spacing, periodicity, shape, refractive index, graded index, quasiperiodic, quasicrystals
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    • C03B2203/16—Hollow core
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
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    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B2203/00—Fibre product details, e.g. structure, shape
    • C03B2203/42—Photonic crystal fibres, e.g. fibres using the photonic bandgap PBG effect, microstructured or holey optical fibres
    • G—PHYSICS
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    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
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    • G02B6/02295—Microstructured optical fibre
    • G02B6/02314—Plurality of longitudinal structures extending along optical fibre axis, e.g. holes
    • G02B6/02342—Plurality of longitudinal structures extending along optical fibre axis, e.g. holes characterised by cladding features, i.e. light confining region
    • G02B6/02347—Longitudinal structures arranged to form a regular periodic lattice, e.g. triangular, square, honeycomb unit cell repeated throughout cladding
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    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/02—Optical fibres with cladding with or without a coating
    • G02B6/02295—Microstructured optical fibre
    • G02B6/02314—Plurality of longitudinal structures extending along optical fibre axis, e.g. holes
    • G02B6/02342—Plurality of longitudinal structures extending along optical fibre axis, e.g. holes characterised by cladding features, i.e. light confining region
    • G02B6/02371—Cross section of longitudinal structures is non-circular

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  • Manufacture, Treatment Of Glass Fibers (AREA)
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US6444133B1 (en) * 2000-04-28 2002-09-03 Corning Incorporated Method of making photonic band gap fibers
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US6778749B2 (en) * 2001-03-20 2004-08-17 Corning Incorporated Optimized defects in band-gap waveguides
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