• DocumentCode
    1681172
  • Title

    Parasitic Modes in Large Mode Area Microstructured Fibers

  • Author

    Flanagan, Joanne C. ; Amezcua-Correa, R. ; Poletti, F. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Broderick, N.G.R. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present experimental evidence for parasitic modes guided by both bandgap and low density of state effects in large mode area silica microstructured fibers and explore ways of minimizing their presence via the fiber geometry.
  • Keywords
    electronic density of states; energy gap; optical fibres; bandgap effects; density of state effects; fiber geometry; large mode area microstructured fibers; parasitic modes; Geometrical optics; Glass; Lattices; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348591
  • Filename
    4348591
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1681172