BATH, U.K. -- BlazePhotonics announces today that the price of fifteen of its most sought-after photonic crystal fibers has been reduced by up to forty percent. For the first time, many individuals and organisations will now be able to explore what this technology has to offer.

Photonic crystal fiber (PCF) consists of an array of hundreds of micrometer-scale air holes running parallel to the fiber axis in a solid silica matrix. Tailoring the size, shape and location of these holes gives unprecendented control over key optical properites, such as non-linearity, birefringence and dispersion. BlazePhotonics was established to commercialize PCF technology and currently produces and sells a full range of fibers within four main categories: endlessly single mode PCF, polarization maintaining PCF, high nonlinearity PCF and hollow core PCF.

BlazePhotonics offers a range of twelve high nonlinearity photonic crystal fiber products which are particularly suited to supercontinuum generation with Ti:Sapphire or diode-pumped Nd laser sources. By selecting the appropriate core diameter, the zero-dispersion wavelength can be chosen over a wide range in the visible and near infrared spectrum. The range also includes a high nonlinearity fiber which displays a substantial splitting of the polarization modes.

Hollow core photonic crystal fiber exploits the photonic bandgap effect to guide light in air (or liquids) and has many potential applications including the delivery of short, high-power optical pulses. BlazePhotonics has three hollow core fiber products which are designed for applications at 800, 1060 and 1550 nm.

These products are still new to the market, all having been launched earlier this year. Demand has been strong however, and BlazePhotonics can now make their fibers more accessible to both academic researchers and commercial customers alike, enabling a wider audience to explore the possibilities that photonic crystal fibers have to offer.

BlazePhotonics Ltd.