Abstract
Microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) with air holes within the structure,
such as hole-assisted fibers (HAFs) and holey fibers (HFs), having unique
dispersion properties in short-wavelength bands, have captured considerable
attention recently thanks to their wide range of practical applications. In
particular, supercontinuum (SC) source, which is generated by interplay between
many different nonlinear processes occurred in the MOFs, have gathered huge
interests both in telecom and nontelecom applications. In this paper, designs
and fabrications of HAFs and HFs, having unique dispersion properties in near
infrared and visible regime, will be discussed. In particular, we focus on:
1) the dispersion control of HAFs in the 1.0-$\mu {\hbox {m}}$ band, which has become
of great interest stimulated by maturing ytterbium-doped fiber amplifier (YDFA)
technologies, and 2) dispersion shift towards visible wavelengths (500 nm)
using HFs. Finally, we will briefly discuss future developments of the MOFs
for short-wavelength applications.
© 2009 IEEE
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