Title :
Accurate loss and surface mode modeling in fabricated hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Fokoua, E. Numkam ; Sandoghchi, S.R. ; Yong Chen ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Baddela, N.K. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Richardson, D.J. ; Poletti, F.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present a method to reconstruct the cross-sectional profile of fabricated hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers from SEM images. For the first time, numerical simulations show a good agreement with measured loss and surface mode position.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre losses; photonic band gap; scanning electron microscopy; SEM images; cross-sectional profile; hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers; loss; numerical simulations; surface mode modeling; surface mode position; Absorption; Loss measurement; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical losses; Optical surface waves; Photonic band gap; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2F.4
