Granted Patent
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US 12,693,470 · App. 19/366,950 · Granted Jul 28, 2026
Hollow core optical fiber and a laser system
Inventors:
Jens Kristian Lyngsøe (Hornbaek, DK); Christian Jakobsen (Virum, DK); Mattia Michieletto (Copenhagen NV, DK)
Assignee:
NKT PHOTONICS A/S
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Abstract
A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) including an outer cladding region and seven hollow tubes surrounded by the outer cladding region. Each of the hollow tubes is fused to the outer cladding to form a ring defining an inner cladding region and a hollow core region surrounded by the inner cladding region. The hollow tubes are not touching each other but are arranged with distance to adjacent hollow tubes. The hollow tubes each have an average outer diameter d 2 and an average inner diameter dl, wherein d 1 /d 2 is equal to or larger than about 0.8. Also, a laser system.
Claims (32)
1 . A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) comprising an outer cladding region and exactly 7 hollow tubes surrounded by the outer cladding region, each of the hollow tubes having an average outer tube diameter d 2 and an average inner tube diameter d 1 ,
wherein each of the hollow tubes is fused to the outer cladding region to form a ring defining an inner cladding region and a hollow core region surrounded by the inner cladding region,
wherein the hollow tubes are not touching each other,
wherein the hollow tubes are free of a nested sub-tube,
wherein the hollow core region has a core diameter D of from about 10 μm to about 100 μm, and
wherein d 1 /d 2 is equal to or larger than about 0.8.
2 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the hollow tubes have a center to center distance ∧ between adjacent hollow tubes, wherein the center to center distance is between about 1.01*d 2 and about 1.5*d 2 .
3 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the average outer tube diameter relative to the core diameter d 2 /D is from about 0.5 to about 0.75.
4 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the average outer tube diameter relative to the core diameter d 2 /D is from about 0.65 to about 0.72.
5 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein each of the hollow tubes comprises a core center facing region with a wall thickness, wherein the wall thickness is up to about 2.1 μm.
6 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein a minimum distance between adjacent hollow tubes is at least about 0.1 μm.
7 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the hollow core region and the hollow tubes independently of each other:
comprise gas selected from air, argon, nitrogen, or a mixture comprising any of the mentioned gasses;
are vacummated; or
are filled with pressurized gas.
8 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the outer cladding region has an outer diameter of at least about 125 μm.
9 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the outer cladding region and/or the hollow tubes comprise a solid glass material.
10 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein each of the hollow tubes comprises a core center facing region with a wall thickness and at least one of the hollow tubes has a different wall thickness than at least one other of the hollow tubes.
11 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein three of the hollow tubes have a first wall thickness and four of the hollow tubes have second wall thickness, wherein the first wall thickness is different from the second wall thickness.
12 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the hollow core region and/or one or more of the hollow tubes are evacuated from gas to a pressure of about 1 mbar or less, at standard temperature.
13 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the hollow core region and/or one or more of the hollow tubes are evacuated from gas to a pressure of about 0.1 mbar or less, at standard temperature.
14 . The hollow core PCF of claim 1 , wherein the hollow core region and/or one or more of the hollow tubes are evacuated from gas to a pressure of about 0.01 mbar or less, at standard temperature.
15 . A laser system for delivering laser light to a user apparatus, the laser system comprising a laser light source and a fiber delivery cable for delivering light from the laser light source to the user apparatus, wherein the fiber delivery cable comprises a hollow core PCF according to claim 1 .
16 . The laser system of claim 15 , wherein the average outer tube diameter relative to the core diameter d 2 /D is from about 0.5 to about 0.75.
17 . The laser system of claim 15 , wherein the average outer tube diameter relative to the core diameter d 2 /D is from about 0.65 to about 0.72.
18 . The laser system of claim 15 , wherein the laser light source is a femtosecond laser source.
19 . The laser system of claim 15 , wherein the laser light source has a pulse duration of from about 30 fs to about 30 ps and a peak power determined at an exit of the laser light source which is at least about 5 kW.
20 . The laser system of claim 15 , wherein the hollow core PCF has a first fiber end which is adapted for being connected to the user apparatus and a second fiber end optically connected to an output fiber of the laser light source via a fiber coupling structure, wherein the fiber coupling structure comprises at least one of:
a focusing lens;
a graded-index element (GRIN);
a protection element; or
a ferrule structure.
Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Oct 23, 2025
From: LYNGSØE, JENS KRISTIAN; JAKOBSEN, CHRISTIAN; MICHIELETTO, MATTIA
To: NKT PHOTONICS A/S
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Priority Claims (2)
DK PA201570877
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DK PA201670263
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