Abstract
Propagation loss and practical fusion-splicing loss of bismuth-based fibers are reduced to 0.8 dB/m and 2.6 dB/point, respectively, while maintaining high nonlinearity of 1100 W−1km−1 by modifying the glass composition and eliminating the cladding mode.
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