HOLLOW-CORE PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER BASED OPTICAL COMPONENT FOR BROADBAND RADIATION GENERATION

摘要

Disclosed are optical components and methods of manufacture thereof. A first optical component comprises a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber comprising internal capillaries for guiding radiation and an outer capillary sheathing the internal capillaries; and at least an output end section having a larger inner diameter over at least a portion of said output end section than an inner diameter of the outer capillary along a central portion of the hollow-core photonic crystal fiber prior to the output end section. A second optical component comprises a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber and a sleeve arrangement.