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Silica Hollow-Core Negative Curvature Fibers Enable Ultrasensitive Mid-Infrared Absorption Spectroscopy

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: Ultrasensitive mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy is demonstrated by the use of a novel silica-based hollow-core negative curvature fiber (HC-NCF). The HC-NCF used in this article consists of a single ring of six nontouching cladding capillaries around the hollow core, thus forming a unique core boundary with a negative curvature. Such a silica HC-NCF enables the broadband single-mode transmission in the mid-infrared. By using the HC-NCF as a compact gas cell, a proof-of-principle experiment is conducted to detect the N2O line at 2778.37 cm−1with a distributed-feedback interband cascade laser emitting at 3.6 μm. A minimum detectable absorbance of 3 × 10−5is achieved for a fiber length of 120 cm, corresponding to a noise equivalent absorption (NEA) coefficient of 2.5 × 10−7cm−1. Silica HC-NCFs offer a new opportunity of developing sensitive and compact gas sensors using mid-infrared absorption spectroscopy.

Source: Journal of Lightwave Technology

DOI: 10.1109/jlt.2019.2960804

Authors: Chenyu Yao, Shoufei Gao, Yingying Wang, Pu Wang, Wei Jin, Wei Ren

Institutions: Chinese University of Hong Kong, Beijing University of Technology, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Language: English

Topic: Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: University Grants Committee

OpenAlex ID: W2998628798