Effective Index and Mode Width Sensitivities to Opto-Geometrical Parameters on Index-Guided Photonic Crystal Fibers

Author

Lázaro, J.M. ; Cobo, A. ; López-Higuera, J.M.

Author_Institution

Cantabria Univ., Santander

Volume

20

Issue

3

fYear

2008

Firstpage

205

Lastpage

207

Abstract

The effective index and fundamental mode width behavior on modified total internal reflection (MTIR) photonic crystal fibers is studied in a wide normalized frequency (Lambda/lambda) area. The sensitivities to the structural and opto-geometrical parameters are obtained and the higher sensitivity region is clearly identified. The fabrication tolerance expression is also shown. Conclusions from this letter will be useful for designing and fabrication processes, also for using MTIR fibers on optical devices such sensors.

Keywords

fibre optic sensors; optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; refractive index; effective index sensitivity; fabrication tolerance expression; fundamental mode width sensitivity; modified total internal reflection; optical fiber design; optical sensors; opto-geometrical parameters; photonic crystal fibers; Frequency; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical reflection; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Process design; Fiber properties; optical fiber design; optical fiber fabrication; photonic crystal fibers (PCFs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2007.913250

Filename

4429336