摘要 |
An infrared optical fiber (10) including a core consisting of a first optical material with a first refractive index; and a clad substantially surrounding said core including a plurality of clad elements (103), wherein the clad elements (103) include a second optical material of second refractive index, and the first refractive index is greater than the second refractive index. A method for design and production of an infrared optical fiber (10), the method including constructing a parameterized model for the infrared optical fiber (10), simulating propagation of infrared radiation confined within the model of the infrared optical fiber (10); and assembling a preform by stacking longitudinally optical fiber segments based on results of the simulation. |