This unique characteristic of the liquid fiber cores reduces fluctuations in the spectral bandwidth of the supercontinuum light source and makes
liquid core fibers a more stable alternative to the known broadband light sources based on optical fibers made from special glasses.
Not exact matches
Mario Chemnitz, scientist at Leibniz IPHT and first author of the publication, explains the unusual effect as follows: «The
fiber core is filled with carbon disulfide, a
liquid chemical compound with a very high refractive index.
«Broadband light sources with
liquid core: Scientists generate supercontinuum light source using
liquid core optical
fibers and reveal a new type of soliton dynamics.»