光子晶体光纤非线性光学研究新进展

Progress in Nonlinear Optics with Photonic Crystal Fibers

光子晶体光纤(PCF),又称为多孔光纤(HF)或微结构光纤(MF),是一种单一介质,并由波长量级的空气孔构成微结构包层的新型光纤。光子晶体光纤呈现出许多在传统光纤中难以实现的特性,从1996年世界上制造出第一根光子晶体光纤以来,它便受到了广泛关注并成为近年来光学与光电子学研究的一个热点。介绍了光子晶体光纤的制作工艺、工作原理、基本特性、目前的研究重点和进展情况,重点评述了光子晶体光纤非线性光学方面的研究及其潜在的应用。

Photonic crystal fibers （PCFs）, also called holey fibers （HFs） or microstructure fibers （MFs）, are a new class of single-material optical fibers with wavelength-scale air holes running down the entire length. PCFs were first developed in 1996 and have subsequently been the focus of increasing scientific and technological interest, due to their unique and promising properties. The manufacturing, principles, basic properties and applications of PCFs are briefly described. A detailed review of the research on the nonlinear effects and the possible applications of these effects of PCFs are presented.