Nested negative curvature hollow-core fibers (NCFs) represent state-of-art optical guidance
in the near-infrared (near-IR) region. In this Letter, we propose a unique design approach for …

A hollow-core microstructured polymer optical fiber containing a six-pointed star cladding
design is directly drawn from a 3D printed preform for wideband light guidance. Fabrication …

Polymer optical fibers have great significance due to a wide range of applications, such as
data transmission, sensing, and illumination. In this study, we proposed a novel hollow-core …

Optical characterization is performed using Supercontinuum (SC) Laser in the 600− 1700
nm wavelength range. Differences in the transmission spectra between core and cladding …

The low-loss light transmission and broad bandwidth of hollow-core negative curvature
fibers (NCFs) have a variety of applications in infrared (IR) light guidance, such as chemical …