LIFETIME EXTENSION AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF MICRO-STRUCTURED FIBERS VIA HIGH-TEMPERATURE LOADING PROCESS

摘要

To extend the lifetime of a super-continuum light source.SOLUTION: An optical fiber comprises a core comprising a core material, and a cladding comprising a cladding material. The optical fiber is a non-linear microstructured optical fiber. The microstructured optical fiber is obtainable by a method comprising loading the core material and optionally the cladding material, so that the lifetime of the optical fiber may be extended in high-pulse applications.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6