Abstract

The well-controlled guided modes and long path-lengths offered by photonic crystal fibres (PCFs) permit remarkable enhancements (and in some cases reductions) in many kinds of light-matter interaction [1]. Recent examples include: the solid core PCFs widely used in generation of bright broad-band supercontinuum light [2,3]; twisted PCFs that support modes carrying orbital angular momentum [4]; effective light-driven optoacoustic devices that permit stable GHz mode-locking of fiber ring lasers [5]; bright deep and vacuum UV sources based on gas-filled hollow core PCF [6-8]; and nano-scale glass structures that self-pulsate optomechanically when pumped with only a few mW of continuous wave laser light [9]. After introducing PCF itself, I will discuss a selection of recent results in the talk.

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