• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 54, Issue 2, 20240468 (2025)
Yulong JIN, Xin ZHANG*, Jingyuan YAO, Shuai GU, and Pu WANG
Author Affiliations
  • Institute of Laser Engineering, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20240468 Cite this Article
    Yulong JIN, Xin ZHANG, Jingyuan YAO, Shuai GU, Pu WANG. Low-loss mid-infrared composite hollow core anti-resonant fiber[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240468 Copy Citation Text show less
    Design concept of composite hollow core anti-resonant optical fiber
    Fig. 1. Design concept of composite hollow core anti-resonant optical fiber
    (a) Structure diagram of hollow core anti-resonant fiber; (b) Back and forth path of light in silica wall
    Fig. 2. (a) Structure diagram of hollow core anti-resonant fiber; (b) Back and forth path of light in silica wall
    Schematic diagram of structural parameters for composite material hollow core anti-resonant optical fiber
    Fig. 3. Schematic diagram of structural parameters for composite material hollow core anti-resonant optical fiber
    The loss spectrum of composite material hollow core anti-resonant fibers
    Fig. 4. The loss spectrum of composite material hollow core anti-resonant fibers
    Schematicdiagram of structural parameters for composite optical fiber
    Fig. 5. Schematicdiagram of structural parameters for composite optical fiber
    (a) Overlap degree of silica cladding mode field; (b) The degree of overlap of the mode field of the sedimentary layer with different proportions of cladding materials
    Fig. 6. (a) Overlap degree of silica cladding mode field; (b) The degree of overlap of the mode field of the sedimentary layer with different proportions of cladding materials
    (a) Absorption loss; (b) Transmission loss with different proportions of cladding materials
    Fig. 7. (a) Absorption loss; (b) Transmission loss with different proportions of cladding materials
    Mid-infrared optical material absorption loss
    Fig. 8. Mid-infrared optical material absorption loss
    Composite fiber materials of different sedimentary layers. (a) Mode field overlap of silica layers; (b) Mode field overlap of sedimentary layers; (c) Absorption loss; (d) Transmission loss
    Fig. 9. Composite fiber materials of different sedimentary layers. (a) Mode field overlap of silica layers; (b) Mode field overlap of sedimentary layers; (c) Absorption loss; (d) Transmission loss
    Quartz layer thicknessProportion of quartz layersThickness of sedimentary layersProportion of sedimentary layers
    400 nm44.05%508 nm55.95%
    200 nm25.09%597 nm74.91%
    100 nm13.46%643 nm86.54%
    Table 1. Material thickness and corresponding proportion in composite fiber when the first-order resonant wavelength around 3 μm
    Material typeAs2S3[5]InF3[15]CaF2[16]
    Refractive index2.451.51.42
    Table 2. Refractive index values of different materials at 3 μm
    Yulong JIN, Xin ZHANG, Jingyuan YAO, Shuai GU, Pu WANG. Low-loss mid-infrared composite hollow core anti-resonant fiber[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2025, 54(2): 20240468
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