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Perspective: Hollow Core Optical Fibres for Ultraviolet and Visible Wavelengths

Mears et al., 2026

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10435295781512991417
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Mears R
Harrington K
Knight J
Wadsworth W
Stone J
Birks T
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Advanced Science

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Anti‐resonant hollow core fibres have significant advantages derived from the guidance of light in air, and have been rapidly developed and employed in the near and mid‐infrared. Despite comparable or greater benefits in the visible and ultraviolet, their development and …
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