Title :
Optical activity enhanced by orbital angular momentum resonances in helically twisted PCF
Author :
Wong, G.K.L. ; Xi, X.M. ; Weiss, T. ; Russell, Philip St.J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
We demonstrate that twisted solid-core PCF develops strongly enhanced optical activity and circular dichroism in the vicinity of orbital angular momentum resonances in the cladding. It may be used as a circular polarizer.
Keywords :
angular momentum; circular dichroism; holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre polarisation; optical polarisers; optical rotation; photonic crystals; circular dichroism; circular polarizer; cladding; helically twisted PCF; orbital angular momentum resonances; strongly enhanced optical activity; twisted solid-core PCF; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Photonic crystal fibers; Physical optics; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
