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http://dx.doi.org/10.3807/COPP.2022.6.2.143

Simulation of the Structural Parameters of Anti-resonant Hollow-core Photonic Crystal Fibers  

Li, Qing (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Feng, Yujun (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Sun, Yinhong (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Chang, Zhe (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Wang, Yanshan (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Peng, Wanjing (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Ma, Yi (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
Tang, Chun (Institute of Applied Electronics, China Academy of Engineering Physics)
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Current Optics and Photonics / v.6, no.2, 2022 , pp. 143-150 More about this Journal
Abstract
Anti-resonant hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (AR-HCF) has unique advantages, such as low nonlinearity and high damage threshold, which make it a promising candidate for high-power laser delivery at distances of tens of meters. However, due to the special structure, optical properties such as mode-field profile and bending loss of hollow-core fibers are different from those of solid-core fibers. These differences have limited the widespread use of AR-HCF in practice. In this paper we conduct numerical analysis of AR-HCFs with different structural parameters, to analyze their influences on an AR-HCF's optical properties. The simulation results show that with a 23-㎛ air-core diameter, the fundamental mode profile of an AR-HCF can well match that of the widely used Nufern's 20/400 fiber, for nearly-single-mode power delivery applications. Moreover, with the ratio of cladding capillary diameter to air-core diameter ranging from 0.6 to 0.7, the AR-HCF shows excellent optical characteristics, including low bending sensitivity while maintaining single-mode transmission at the same time. We believe these results lay the foundation for the application of AR-HCFs in the power delivery of high power fiber laser systems.
Keywords
Bending loss; Effective mode area; High-power fiber lasers; Hollow-core photonic crystal fiber;
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