Title :
Bend-insensitive and effectively single-moded all-solid photonic bandgap fibers with heterostructured cladding
Author :
Murao, Tadashi ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Taru, Toshiki ; Nagashima, Takuji ; Maeda, Kuniaki ; Sasaki, Takashi ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a novel concept of cladding structure in all-solid photonic bandgap fibers. It promises low bending and confinement losses with single-mode operation. The mechanism is based on the new concept of heterostructured cladding.
Keywords :
bending; holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; bend insensitive fiber; cladding structure; heterostructured cladding; loss confinement loss; single mode all solid photonic bandgap fiber; single mode operation; Geometry; Information science; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Paper technology; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Silicon compounds; Structural rods;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
