Hollow-core fibers with reduced surface roughness and ultralow loss in the short-wavelength range

Jonas H. Osório; Foued Amrani; Frédéric Delahaye; Ali Dhaybi; Kostiantyn Vasko; Federico Melli; Fabio Giovanardi; Damien Vandembroucq; Gilles Tessier; Luca Vincetti; Benoît Debord; Frédéric Gérôme; Fetah Benabid

doi:10.1038/s41467-023-36785-6

Nature Communications (Feb 2023)

Hollow-core fibers with reduced surface roughness and ultralow loss in the short-wavelength range

Jonas H. Osório,
Foued Amrani,
Frédéric Delahaye,
Ali Dhaybi,
Kostiantyn Vasko,
Federico Melli,
Fabio Giovanardi,
Damien Vandembroucq,
Gilles Tessier,
Luca Vincetti,
Benoît Debord,
Frédéric Gérôme,
Fetah Benabid

Affiliations

Jonas H. Osório: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Foued Amrani: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Frédéric Delahaye: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Ali Dhaybi: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Kostiantyn Vasko: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Federico Melli: Departament of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Fabio Giovanardi: Departament of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Damien Vandembroucq: PMMH, CNRS UMR 7636, ESPCI Paris, PSL University, Sorbonne University, Paris Cité University
Gilles Tessier: Vision Institute, CNRS UMR 7210, Sorbonne University
Luca Vincetti: Departament of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari”, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Benoît Debord: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Frédéric Gérôme: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges
Fetah Benabid: GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36785-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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In all fiber optics, loss in the visible and UV is restricted by scattering. By improving the core roughness of hollow-core fibers, record attenuation values at short-wavelengths were achieved, opening exciting prospects in visible and UV-photonics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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