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Polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers with near-zero flattened dispersion in 1.06 μm waveband for medical applications

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In this paper we present the design of a modified hexagonal photonic crystal fiber (PCF) having high birefringence and a near-zero flattened dispersion. Using the finite-difference method (FDM), it is shown that the proposed multiple Gedoped core hexagonal PCF exhibits a high birefringence of order 10−3 and a nearly zero flattened dispersion in the optical coherence tomography (OCT) waveband. In addition, the proposed PCF has a confinement loss of less than 10−8 dB/m at 1.06 μm. PCFs with such properties are considered suitable for both endoscopic OCT and other experimental setups employing 1.06 μm lasers.

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  1. Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    Tatsuya Kinjo, Yoshinori Namihira, Kazuya Arakaki, Shubi F. Kaijage, S. M. Abdur Razzak, Feroza Begum & Hiroki Higa

  2. Transdisciplinary Research Organization for Subtropical and Island Studies University of the Ryukyus, 1 Senbaru, Nishihara, Okinawa, 903-0213, Japan

    Shinya Nozaki

  3. Research Institute of Photonics, Dalian Polytechnic University, No. 1 Qinggongyuan, Ganjingzi Dist, Dalian, 116034, China

    Nianyu Zou

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Kinjo, T., Namihira, Y., Arakaki, K. et al. Polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers with near-zero flattened dispersion in 1.06 μm waveband for medical applications. OPT REV 17, 66–73 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10043-010-0012-9

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