Title :
Hollow-core radially-chirped Bragg fiber for quasi-metallic photonic bandgap light confinement
Author :
Parker, Michael C. ; Hisatomi, Makiko ; Walker, Stuart D.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. of Eur., Ipswich
Abstract :
We analyze hollow-core radially-chirped Bragg fiber which propagates light via oscillatory modal evolution and lens relay refocusing with 55 mum full-period. Our design shows both photonic bandgap light confinement in an aperiodic geometry, and quasi-metallic waveguide properties
Keywords :
chirp modulation; lenses; light propagation; optical design techniques; optical fibres; optical focusing; photonic band gap; Bragg fiber; aperiodic geometry; hollow-core fiber; lens relay refocusing; light confinement; light propagation; optical design; oscillatory modal evolution; quasimetallic photonic bandgap; quasimetallic waveguide properties; radially-chirped fiber; Dielectrics; Fresnel reflection; Geometrical optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215487
