• DocumentCode
    1214688
  • Title

    Shaping modes in multicore photonic crystal fibers

  • Author

    Mafi, Arash ; Moloney, Jerome V.

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Sci. Center, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
  • Volume
    17
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    2005
  • Firstpage
    348
  • Lastpage
    350
  • Abstract
    We explore the possibility of devising custom-shaped modes for multicore photonic crystal fibers by manipulating their geometrical structures. We present a recipe for constructing custom-shaped modes based on perturbation theory of coupled modes and the finite element method.
  • Keywords
    coupled mode analysis; finite element analysis; optical fibre theory; perturbation theory; photonic crystals; coupled modes; custom-shaped modes; finite element method; geometrical structure manipulation; mode shaping; multicore photonic crystals; perturbation theory; photonic crystal fibers; Crystal microstructure; Equations; Finite element methods; Multicore processing; Optical fiber theory; Optical refraction; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Propagation constant; Shape control; Photonic crystals;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.840274
  • Filename
    1386311