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    • Photonics
    • Optical Fiber Technology
    • Materials Science

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    • Microstructured optical fibers offer unique light-guiding properties.
    • Photonic bandgap (PBG) fibers utilize periodic structures to control light propagation.
    • Minimizing confinement loss (CL) and maximizing bandwidth are crucial for PBG fiber applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose and numerically investigate a novel all-solid microstructured fiber design.
    • To analyze the photonic bandgap (PBG) properties and confinement loss (CL) of the proposed fiber.
    • To explore the impact of design parameters on fiber performance, including bending properties.

    Main Methods:

    • Numerical investigation of bandgap and confinement loss (CL).
    • Analysis of a microstructured fiber with a pure silica core and double cross linear arrays of high refractive index dielectric rods in the cladding.
    • Parametric study on the effects of refractive index difference and geometric structure on CL.

    Main Results:

    • The proposed fiber achieves a lowest loss of 3.37 dB/km in the first-order photonic bandgap (PBG).
    • A wide bandwidth with transmission loss less than 0.05 dB/m is achieved, extending up to 550 nm.
    • Minimal attenuation can be reduced to 0.14 dB/km by optimizing parameters, and bending properties are presented.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed all-solid microstructured fiber exhibits promising low loss and wide bandwidth characteristics for PBG applications.
    • The design allows for significant reduction in confinement loss through careful selection of refractive index and geometric parameters.
    • Further optimization can lead to ultra-low attenuation, making the fiber suitable for various advanced optical systems.