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Fibre sources in the deep ultraviolet

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Wavelength-tunable ultraviolet light sources are required for a wide range of applications, but are typically difficult to manufacture and operate. A simple gas-filled optical fibre that performs efficient frequency conversion from the infrared to the deep-ultraviolet could be a promising answer.

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Figure 1: Comparison of free-space and PCF frequency conversion schemes.

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  1. Zhipei Sun and Andrea C. Ferrari are at the Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0FA, UK,

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Sun, Z., Ferrari, A. Fibre sources in the deep ultraviolet. Nature Photon 5, 446–447 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphoton.2011.166

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