title: Photonic crystalline IR fibers for the spectral range of 2-40 μm.
abstract: Monocrystals of Ag(1-x)Tl(x)Br(1-x)I(x) and Ag(1-x)Tl(x)Cl(y)I(z)Br(1-y-z) for the spectral range from 2.0 to 40.0 μm with improved photostability were developed and grown. The grown crystals were used for fabrication of single-mode IR fibers. Experimental studies of optical properties of these fibers have confirmed their single-mode operation at CO2 laser wavelength and demonstrated wider mode field for microstructured fiber compared to fibers with conventional double-layered structure.
authors.affiliation: Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia BN Eltsin, Ekaterinburg, Russia. zhlv@mail.ustu.ru
authors.forename: Liya
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhukova
authors.forename: Alexandr
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Korsakov
authors.forename: Andrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chazov
authors.forename: Dmitry
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Vrublevsky
authors.forename: Vladislav
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Zhukov