Characterization of the mid-infrared wavelength dependent loss in hollow core photonic crystal fibers
dc.contributor.author | Harner, Mary | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-04-15T17:15:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-04-15T17:15:22Z | |
dc.date.graduationmonth | May | en_US |
dc.date.issued | 2015-04-15 | |
dc.date.published | 2015 | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | This research sought to characterize the length dependent loss of hollow core photonic crystal fibers (HC-PCF) in the mid-infrared. These fibers are used in gas-filled fiber lasers that operate in the mid-infrared range. A black body source which provided a broad mid-infrared spectrum was coupled into a HC-PCF and a fiber cut-back method was implemented to make the length dependent loss measurement. A monochromator was used to observe narrow bands of the broad spectrum provided by the black body source and the loss as a function of wavelength was constructed. The loss for four unique HC-PCF fibers was characterized across the wavelength range [lambda] =1754 nm to [lambda] =3220 nm. The best fibers demonstrated a loss of less than 2 dB/m across this range, with some fibers even exhibiting loss below 1 dB/m. | en_US |
dc.description.advisor | Brian R. Washburn | en_US |
dc.description.degree | Master of Science | en_US |
dc.description.department | Department of Physics | en_US |
dc.description.level | Masters | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Air Force Office of Scientific Research | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2097/18928 | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Kansas State University | en |
dc.subject | optics | en_US |
dc.subject | fiber | en_US |
dc.subject | hollow core | en_US |
dc.subject | mid-infrared | en_US |
dc.subject | loss | en_US |
dc.subject | length dependent | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Atomic Physics (0748) | en_US |
dc.subject.umi | Physics (0605) | en_US |
dc.title | Characterization of the mid-infrared wavelength dependent loss in hollow core photonic crystal fibers | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |