UV light generation induced by microwave microplasma in hollow-core optical waveguides

Benoît Debord (1) , Raphaël Jamier (1) , Frédéric Gérôme (1) , Caroline Boisse-Laporte (2) , Philippe Leprince (2) , Olivier Leroy (2) , Jean-Marc Blondy (1) , Fetah A. Benabid (1)

1 PHOTONIQUE
2 LPGP - Laboratoire de physique des gaz et des plasmas

We experimentally observed for the first time the built up of a microwave microplasma in gas-filled hollow-core waveguides with internal diameter down to 65µm. Ultraviolet wavelengths have been generated and guided directly inside the hollow-core.

Benoît Debord, Raphaël Jamier, Frédéric Gérôme, Caroline Boisse-Laporte, Philippe Leprince, et al.. UV light generation induced by microwave microplasma in hollow-core optical waveguides. VIth International Workshop on Microplasmas, Apr 2011, PARIS, France. pp.Inconnu. ⟨hal-00697145⟩