CRYSTAL FIBRE A/S AWARDS
January 2005: Photonics Circle of Excellence 2004
For the third year in a row, Crystal Fibre is honered with the Photonics
Circle of Excellence Award - this year for the DC-170-40-Yb active double
clad fiber. It is anticipated that the DC-170-40-Yb will lead to improved
fiber lasers and fiber amplifiers with higher threshold to nonlinearities
compared to devices built with standard double clad fibers.
Typical applications are free space communication, material processing such
as cutting, welding and drilling, laser displays as well as master oscillator
power amplification, and it is anticipated that single mode fiber lasers with
over 1 kW CW power can be built. It is also anticipated that this will lead
to lasers with higher wall-plug efficiency compared to solid state lasers.
September 2004: Phast Innovation Award 2004
Crystal Fibres presentation on Air-clad photonic crystal fibers for high-power single-mode lasers have been granted the PhAST Innovation Award at this years PhAST conference in San Francisco, California, recognizing Crystal Fibres air-clad platform as this years most important photonic technology. The presentation has been judged on the following categories:
- Category Impact
- Functionality
- Life Expectancy Before it’s Replaced with Something Bigger/Better
- Impact on the Optics industry
- Innovation
- Patents/Trademarks
January 2004: Photonics Circle of Excellence 2003
For the second year in a row, Crystal Fibre is honored with the Photonics
Circle of Excellence Award - this time for our world leading AIR-12-1060 airguiding
fiber, designed to transmit around the Nd:YAG wavelength of 1060 nm. The fiber
guides more than 98% of the light in air, and has a loss of less than 40 dB/km.
The 12 µm core can handle power levels several orders of magnitude higher
than conventional solid fibers, making the fiber ideal for high power delivery.
Furthermore, the fiber is virtually bending insensitive, and easily bendable
to a 1 cm radius without additional loss. Finally, the hollow core paves the
way for a range of new applications as the fiber can be filled with liquids,
gasses or particles.
The fiber is available in lengths up to several hundred meters.
January 2003: Photonics Circle of Excellence 2002
Crystal Fibre is granted the "Photonics Circle of Excellence Award 2002" for the Nonlinear Fiber for Telecommunication Applications
