title: Low-loss single-mode negatively curved square-core hollow fibers.
abstract: We introduce a novel design of anti-resonant fibers with negative-curvature square cores to be employed in 1.55 and 2.94 μm transmission bands. The fibers have low losses and single-mode operation via optimizing the negative curvature of the guiding walls. The first proposed fiber shows a broadband transmission window spanning 0.9-1.7 μm, with losses of 0.025 and 0.056 dB/m at 1.064 and 1.55 μm, respectively. The second proposed fiber has approximately a 0.023 dB/m guiding loss at 2.94 μm with a small cross-sectional area, useful for laser micromachining applications.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Mohammed F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: Nicolas Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Joly
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Biancalana