All-fiber lasers through photonic crystal fibers

A review on all-fiber lasers based on photonic crystal fibers is presented. Photonic crystal fibers present improved features beyond what conventional optical fibers can offer. Due to their geometric versatility, photonic crystal fibers can present special properties and abilities which can lead to...

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Main Authors: Pinto Ana M.R., Lopez-Amo Manuel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2013-12-01
Series:Nanophotonics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2013-0026
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Summary:A review on all-fiber lasers based on photonic crystal fibers is presented. Photonic crystal fibers present improved features beyond what conventional optical fibers can offer. Due to their geometric versatility, photonic crystal fibers can present special properties and abilities which can lead to enhanced lasing structures. A brief description of photonic crystal fibers and fiber laser’s properties is presented. All-fiber laser structures developed using photonic crystal fibers are described and divided in two groups, depending on the cavity topology: ring cavity fiber lasers and linear cavity fiber lasers. All-fiber lasers applications in the photonic crystal fiber related sensing field are described.
ISSN:2192-8606
2192-8614