Title :
Core-Surround Shaping of Hollow-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Via HF Etching
Author :
Wang, Y.Y. ; Light, P.S. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Univ. of Bath, Bath
fDate :
6/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We report on a technique to pattern the shape of the core surround of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. Different shapes are fabricated and a relationship between surface mode location and core surround thickness is experimentally observed.
Keywords :
etching; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; HF etching; core-surround shape patterning; hollow-core photonic crystal fiber; surface mode location; Etching; Fiber nonlinear optics; Hafnium; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Shape; Fiber etching; hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF); surface modes;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.923758
