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Microstructured fibers with highly nonlinear materials

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We investigated the effect of modification of silica with high concentrations of germanium up to 36 mol% as well as with highly polarizable dopants (e.g., barium and lanthanum) on optical behavior of microstructured fibers. The goal was to investigate the influence of doping on several properties like fiber attenuation, supercontinuum generation and birefringence in microstructured optical fibers (MOF).

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  1. Optical Fibers and Fiber Applications, Institute of Photonic Technology Jena, Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745, Jena, Germany

    Kay Schuster, Jens Kobelke, Stephan Grimm, Anka Schwuchow, Johannes Kirchhof & Hartmut Bartelt

  2. VITRON Spezialwerkstoffe GmbH, Am Nasstal 5, 07751, Jena, Germany

    Andreas Gebhardt

  3. XLIM, Universite de Limoges, 123, Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060, Limoges, France

    Philippe Leproux & Vincent Couderc

  4. Wroclaw University of Technology, Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland

    Waclaw Urbanczyk

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Schuster, K., Kobelke, J., Grimm, S. et al. Microstructured fibers with highly nonlinear materials. Opt Quant Electron 39, 1057–1069 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-007-9161-x

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