Proposal for Novel Supercontinuum Generated Photonic Crystal Fiber with High-Power for Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography

  • Authors

    • Feroza Begum
    • Abul Kalam Azad
    • Emeroylariffion Abas
    • Nianyu Zou
    https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.19046
  • Photonic crystal fiber, supercontinuum spectrum, effective area, optical coherence tomography

  • We represent a novel photonic crystal fiber with high nonlinearity for optical coherence tomography application. The proposed highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers different properties are computed based on finite difference method. Ultraflattened dispersion, small chromatic dispersion slope, large nonlinear coefficients, and very small confinement loss property are obtained for this designed highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber. Moreover, the high power wideband super continuum spectrum and high longitudinal resolution of living tissue are achieved. Longitudinal resolution of living tissue is achieved 1.3 μm at center wavelengths 1.1 μm as well as 1.0 μm at center wavelengths 1.31 μm by applying picosecond pulse. Furthermore, the output power of 64.0 W at 1.1 μm center wavelength and 67 W at 1.31 μm center wavelength is demonstrated.

     

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    Begum, F., Kalam Azad, A., Abas, E., & Zou, N. (2018). Proposal for Novel Supercontinuum Generated Photonic Crystal Fiber with High-Power for Ultrahigh-Resolution Optical Coherence Tomography. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7(3.7), 541-545. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i3.7.19046