Next-generation fibers : Chalcogenide photonic-crystal fibers expand nonlinear applications

David Mechin (1) , Laurent Brilland (2) , Johann Troles (2) , Quentin Coulombier (2) , Duc Minh Nguyen (3) , Monique Thual (3) , Thierry Chartier (3)

1 PERFOS - Plate-forme d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Fibres Optiques Spéciales
2 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
3 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON

Waveguide losses continue to be a challenge when using traditional manufacturing methods for photonic-crystal-based chalcogenide optical fibers, so new glass-casting methods are being devised that create fibers with record-high nonlinear coefficients.

Domaines: Matériaux

David Mechin, Laurent Brilland, Johann Troles, Quentin Coulombier, Duc Minh Nguyen, et al.. Next-generation fibers : Chalcogenide photonic-crystal fibers expand nonlinear applications. Laser Focus World, 2010, 46 (5), pp.41-47. ⟨hal-00854446⟩