Title :
Efficient excitation of polarization vortices in a photonic bandgap fiber with ultrashort laser pulses
Author :
Ishaaya, Amiel A. ; Shim, Bonggu ; Hensley, Christopher J. ; Schrauth, Samuel E. ; Gaeta, Alexander L. ; Koch, Karl W.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
Abstract :
We experimentally investigate the excitation of radially and azimuthally polarized modes in a hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber. With radially-polarized ultrashort pulses, we achieve 91% total transmission through the fiber, including coupling losses.
Keywords :
excited states; high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre polarisation; optical vortices; photonic band gap; excitation; hollow core; photonic bandgap fiber; polarization vortices; polarized modes; ultrashort laser pulses; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical vortices; Photonic bandgap fibers; Propagation losses; (060.5295) Photonic crystal fibers; (080.4865) Optical vortices; (230.5440) Polarization-selective devices; (260.6042) Singular optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
