Title :
Determination of the modal reflection coefficients in air-core photonic-bandgap fiber terminations
Author :
Dangui, Vinayak ; Digonnet, Michel J F ; Kino, Gordon S.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., Stanford, CA
Abstract :
The backreflection of air-core photonic-bandgap fiber modes is computed for the first time. For the fundamental mode, the reflection is approximately 10-6 in air and 3.3% in silica.
Keywords :
light reflection; optical fibre filters; photonic band gap; silicon compounds; air core photonic bandgap fiber terminations; backreflection; modal reflection coefficients; Acoustic reflection; Equations; Fresnel reflection; Laboratories; Linear systems; Optical fiber sensors; Optical reflection; Photonic bandgap fibers; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; (000.4430) Numerical approximation and analysis; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (120.5700) Reflection; (999.9999) Air-core photonic bandgap fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628035
