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Design of germanium core with anisotropic metamaterial cladding optical fiber in mid-infrared range applications

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A novel circular shaped metamaterial optical fiber with semiconductor core, metal/dielectric clad is numerically investigated. To surpass higher absorption loss and instability of noble metal, the core guiding medium of the fiber is comprised by crystalline germanium (Ge). The fiber is interrogated in terms of uniaxial permittivity, mode index, dispersion profile, effective area, nonlinearity, power fraction for different thickness (Cm = Cd, Cm > Cd, Cm < Cd) of Ag/Al2O3 using finite element method. In addition, it is shown how increased Ag/Al2O3 pair enhances optical properties especially for low loss which is reported as 0.025 dB/m with AMM cladding and 0.007 dB/m for layered cladding region. Hence, the proposed structure with comprising material is a promising candidate for mid-infrared applications.

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Mahalakshmi, P., Prakash, S.A. & Rajan, M.S.M. Design of germanium core with anisotropic metamaterial cladding optical fiber in mid-infrared range applications. Opt Quant Electron 52, 298 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-020-02415-4

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