Title :
Hollow core photonic bandgap fibre for truly single mode operation
Author :
Poletti, F. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; van Brakel, A. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
Based on extensive numerical simulations we fabricate a 3-cell core photonic bandgap fibre. Robust single mode guidance is observed even after metre length propagation.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; hollow core photonic bandgap fibre; single mode operation; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Refractive index; Robustness;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444461