Petrovich, Marco
Numkam Fokoua, Eric https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0873-911X
Chen, Yong
Sakr, Hesham
Adamu, Abubakar Isa https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-1669
Hassan, Rosdi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5740-2623
Wu, Dong https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7315-4465
Fatobene Ando, Ron
Papadimopoulos, Athanasios https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5064-6035
Sandoghchi, Seyed Reza https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2196-3167
Jasion, Gregory https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-6479
Poletti, Francesco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-3083
Funding for this research was provided by:
RCUK | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1, EP/X025276/1)
Article History
Received: 4 April 2025
Accepted: 22 July 2025
First Online: 1 September 2025
Competing interests
: Microsoft currently uses hollow core fibres of the type discussed in this paper within their own private network. Aspects of the technology are protected by patents owned by the University of Southampton or by Microsoft, including patent WO2015/185761 that protects the design discussed in this work.