Original designs of chalcogenide microstuctured optical fibers

Figures & data

Figure 1. Mid-Infrared transmission region of different optical fibers.

Figure 2. Mid-IR attenuation of an As₃₈Se₆₂ microctrutured optical fiber presenting an endlessly single mode behavior. Inset: cross section of the fiber.

Figure 3. Cross section of a highly birefringent chalcogenide microstrudtured optical fibers [22].

Figure 4. Examples of designs of chalcogenide MOF for telecom applications: (a) As–Se suspended core fiber adapted from [25], (b) tapered As–Se suspended core fiber adapted from [24], (c) Ge–As–Se, small core fiber adapted from [26], (d) tapered Ge–As–Se small core fiber adapted from [27].

Figure 5. Mid-IR supercontinum generated in chalcogenide microstructured optical fibers, (a) in a As–S suspended core fiber pumped at 1·5 μm, [30], (b) in the same fiber pumped at 2·5 μm [40], (c) in a As–Se suspended core fiber pumped at 4·7 μm, [49].

Figure 6. Mid-IR detection of acetone using microstrutured exposed-core (MEC) fiber, inset (MEC fiber cross section), adapted from [57].

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