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The chirp reloaded

Nature Photonics volume 2, pages 647–648 (2008)Cite this article

By introducing a radial chirp in the dimension of the cells surrounding the central core, researchers now demonstrate a low-dispersion photonic-crystal fibre that could overcome the long-standing problem of ultrashort-pulse delivery.

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Figure 1: Schematic of the cross-section (not to scale).
Figure 2: Maximum usable fibre length versus pulse duration for the 53-μm-core chirped PCF reported by Skibina et al. and a conventional PCF.

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  1. Department of Physics, Optics Laboratory, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

    Goëry Genty

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Genty, G. The chirp reloaded. Nature Photon 2, 647–648 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2008.210

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