Abstract
We demonstrate a micro-structured aperture made of a unique hollow triangular-core fiber (HTCF) that consists of a central air hole, a high-index hollow triangular core, and silica cladding for all-fiber novel beam shaping. Detailed fabrication processes to embed a hollow triangular structure into a cylindrical optical fiber are described and unique diffraction patterns out of the HTCF for monochromatic light are analyzed both experimentally and theoretically. Fourier-optic analysis combined with guided mode calculation was pursued to interpret experimental patterns in terms of the beam propagation distance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 20918-20925 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Optics Express |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 Sept 27 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics