METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICRO-STRUCTURED FIBER WITH IMPROVED LIFETIME AND PERFORMANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPER-CONTINUUM LIGHT SOURCE HAVING THE FIBER

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prolong a lifetime of a super-continuum light source.SOLUTION: The invention relates to an optical fiber comprising a core consisting of core material and a cladding consisting of cladding material. The optical fiber is a non-linear micro-structured optical fiber. The micro-structured optical fiber can be obtained by a method comprising a step of loading the core material and optionally loading the cladding material, by which a lifetime of the optical fiber may be extended in high pulse applications.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6