Dispersion measurement of tapered air-silica microstructure fiber by white-light interferometry

Dispersion properties of the novel tapered air-silica microstructure fibers are measured between 1.3 and 1.65 micrometers by white-light interferometry. Dispersion values ((beta) 2) of -181 ps2/km and -152 ps2/km were obtained for 2.2 micrometers and 3 micrometers core sizes, respectively, at (lambda) equals1.55 micrometers .

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