Patent ID: 8165441
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: C03B,G02B,G02F,H01S

Abstract:
1. An optical fiber capable of propagating light having a wavelength, the optical fiber comprising: a core; a first region at least partially surrounding the core, the first region comprising a plurality of first features, the first features having a first dimension, the plurality of first features having a first filling factor in the first region; and a second region at least partially surrounding the first region, the second region comprising a plurality of second features, the second features having a second dimension, the plurality of second features having a second filling factor in the second region, wherein the first dimension is less than the second dimension and the second filling factor is greater than about 90 percent, wherein the core has a diameter in a range from about 1 μm to about 4 μm, and wherein the optical fiber has a dispersion tailored to provide supercontinuum generation in a nonlinear optical device.