Photonic crystal fibers and systems using photonic crystal fibers
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1. A method, comprising:
- guiding radiation at a first wavelength, λ
1, through a core of a photonic crystal fiber; and
guiding radiation at a second wavelength, λ
2, through the photonic crystal fiber, wherein |λ
1−
λ
2|>
100 mm.
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Abstract
In general, in one aspect, the invention features methods that include guiding radiation at a first wavelength, λ1, through a core of a photonic crystal fiber and guiding radiation at a second wavelength, λ2, through the photonic crystal fiber, wherein |λ1−λ2|>100 nm.
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1. A method, comprising:
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guiding radiation at a first wavelength, λ
1, through a core of a photonic crystal fiber; and
guiding radiation at a second wavelength, λ
2, through the photonic crystal fiber, wherein |λ
1−
λ
2|>
100 mm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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guiding radiation at a first wavelength, λ
1, through a hollow core of a fiber waveguide; and
guiding radiation at a second wavelength, λ
2, through a portion of the fiber waveguide surrounding the core. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system, comprising:
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a first radiation source configured to emit radiation at a first wavelength during operation of the first radiation source;
a second radiation source configured to emit radiation at a second wavelength during operation of the second radiation source; and
a photonic crystal fiber having an output end, the photonic crystal fiber being positioned to receive radiation at the first and second wavelengths from the first and second radiation sources during operation of the first and second radiation sources, respectively, and to guide the radiation at the first and second wavelengths to the output end. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A photonic crystal fiber configured to guide radiation at a wavelength λ
- , the photonic crystal fiber comprising;
a core extending along a waveguide axis;
a confinement region surrounding the core, the confinement region also extending along the waveguide axis;
a cladding surrounding the confinement region and extending along the waveguide axis, the cladding comprising a cladding material having a refractive index nC at wavelength λ
; and
a portion adjacent the cladding different from the confinement region, the portion also extending along the waveguide axis, wherein the portion has a refractive index np at wavelength λ
, where np<
nc. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
- , the photonic crystal fiber comprising;
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