Special Issue "Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers"

A special issue of Fibers (ISSN 2079-6439).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2021).

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Dr. Frédéric Gérôme
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GPPMM Group, XLIM Institute, CNRS UMR 7252, University of Limoges, Limoges 87060, France
Interests: optical fiber; hollow-core PCF; laser source; plasma photonics; nanomaterials; nonlinear effects
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Dear Colleagues,

Hollow-core photonic crystal fibers (HCPCFs) are among those rare technology innovations that are equally a topic of active research and an enabler for a large range of disciplines and applications. Since its theoretical prediction in 1995, HCPCF has evolved from an academic curiosity to a recognized photonic component in several industry and technology sectors.   

Twenty-five years later, we can argue that HCPCF has been a platform for fundamental transformation in guided photonics and on the physical mechanisms by which light is confined and guided in dielectric microstructures. Remarkably, the opportunity to fill the hollow-core with a fluid at a micrometer scale and over length has opened a unique route for light–gas interaction. 

Such outstanding features explain why the HCPCF technology is currently addressing large and diverse range of fields, from optical telecommunications, ultrafast optics, and quantum information to laser metrology, to name just a few.

Within this constantly evolving context, this Special Issue of Fibers intends to cover recent advances obtained in the field of HCPCFs from both fundamental and applicative point-of-view. Contributions will include original research papers and reviews for peer-review.

Dr. Frédéric Gérôme
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • Hollow-core optical fiber
  • Fiber design and fabrication
  • Fiber properties
  • Fiber gas laser
  • Gas photonics
  • Nonlinear effects
  • Optical fiber applications
  • Industrial applications

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Mid-Infrared Ultra-Short Pulse Generation in a Gas-Filled Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Pumped by Two-Color Pulses
Fibers 2021, 9(4), 21; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib9040021 - 01 Apr 2021
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We show numerically that ultra-short pulses can be generated in the mid-infrared when a gas filled hollow-core fiber is pumped by a fundamental pulse and its second harmonic. The generation process originates from a cascaded nonlinear phenomenon starting from a spectral broadening of [...] Read more.
We show numerically that ultra-short pulses can be generated in the mid-infrared when a gas filled hollow-core fiber is pumped by a fundamental pulse and its second harmonic. The generation process originates from a cascaded nonlinear phenomenon starting from a spectral broadening of the two pulses followed by an induced phase-matched four wave-mixing lying in the mid-infrared combined with a dispersive wave. By selecting this mid-infrared band with a spectral filter, we demonstrate the generation of ultra-short 60 fs pulses at a 3–4 µm band and a pulse duration of 20 fs can be reached with an additional phase compensator. Full article
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Numerical Modeling of a Rectangular Hollow-Core Waveguide for the Detection of Fuel Adulteration in Terahertz Region
Fibers 2020, 8(10), 63; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib8100063 - 08 Oct 2020
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A petrol adulteration sensor based on a rectangular shaped hollow-core photonic crystal fiber is proposed and numerically analyzed in the terahertz regime. The performance of the proposed sensor was evaluated when it is employed to characterize different kerosene mixtures. In this research, the [...] Read more.
A petrol adulteration sensor based on a rectangular shaped hollow-core photonic crystal fiber is proposed and numerically analyzed in the terahertz regime. The performance of the proposed sensor was evaluated when it is employed to characterize different kerosene mixtures. In this research, the adulterated fuel sample is filled in the rectangular hollow channel and the electromagnetic signal of the terahertz band is also driven through the same channel. The received signal after the interaction of fuel with the terahertz signal will advise the refractive index of the fuel oil inside the core, which will also bear the information of how much extrinsic component is present in the fuel. The finite element method based simulation shows that the proposed sensor can reach a high relative sensitivity of 89% and presents low confinement losses at 2.8 THz. The reported sensing structure is easily realizable with the conventional manufacturing techniques. Consequently, this proposed fiber may be treated as an essential part of real-life applications of petrol adulteration measurements. Full article
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Loading Dynamics of Cold Atoms into a Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber
Fibers 2020, 8(5), 28; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib8050028 - 01 May 2020
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Cold atoms trapped and guided in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers provide a scalable diffraction-free setting for atom–light interactions for quantum technologies. However, due to the mismatch of the depth and spatial extension of the trapping potential from free space to the fiber, the [...] Read more.
Cold atoms trapped and guided in hollow-core photonic crystal fibers provide a scalable diffraction-free setting for atom–light interactions for quantum technologies. However, due to the mismatch of the depth and spatial extension of the trapping potential from free space to the fiber, the number of cold atoms in the fiber is mainly determined by the loading process from free space to waveguide confinement. Here, we provide a numerical study of the loading dynamics of cold atoms into a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. We use the Monte Carlo method to simulate the trajectories of an ensemble of cold atoms from free space trapping potential to optical potential inside a hollow-core fiber and calculate the temperature, loading efficiency, and geometry of the ensemble. We also study the noise sources that cause heating and a loss of atoms during the process. Our result could be used to design and optimize the loading process of cold atoms into a hollow-core fiber for cold atom experiments. Full article
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Borosilicate Based Hollow-Core Optical Fibers
Fibers 2019, 7(8), 73; https://doi.org/10.3390/fib7080073 - 11 Aug 2019
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We discuss the fabrication of hollow-core optical fibers made of borosilicate glass. We show that, despite the high attenuation of the glass relative to silica, the fiber optical losses can be of the same order of magnitude of those obtained by using ultrapure [...] Read more.
We discuss the fabrication of hollow-core optical fibers made of borosilicate glass. We show that, despite the high attenuation of the glass relative to silica, the fiber optical losses can be of the same order of magnitude of those obtained by using ultrapure silica glass. Short lengths of the fabricated fibers, used in combination with incoherent optical sources, provide single-mode optical guidance in both near and mid-infrared spectral ranges without any additional optical components. Full article
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