Tunable photonic band gap fiber

Author

Bise, R.T. ; Windeler, R.S. ; Kranz, K.S. ; Kerbage, C. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; Trevor, D.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. Opt. Fiber Solutions, Lucent Technol., Murray Hill, NJ, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

466

Lastpage

468

Abstract

The ability to change the photonic band gap structure continuously and reversibly by modifying the index thermally allows the band gap features to be sensitively tuned, allowing for a thorough investigation of the various band gap guiding properties. Furthermore, it may be possible to use this type of band gap fiber as a tunable filter. Investigations of the dispersion properties of this fiber have been examined recently in our laboratory showing a change in dispersion > 10³ ps/nm km across the band gap region suggesting that controlling the band gap position and width may also provide a sensitive method for tunable dispersion compensation.

Keywords

micro-optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre filters; optical tuning; photonic band gap; refractive index; thermo-optical effects; band gap fiber; band gap guiding properties; band gap position; band gap region; dispersion properties; optical fibre filters; photonic band gap; sensitively tuned; thermally modified refractive index; tunable fibre dispersion compensation; Diode lasers; Optical coupling; Optical fiber couplers; Optimized production technology; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Power generation; Splicing; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036489

Filename

1036489