Title :
Optical limiting in solid-core photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Butler, James J. ; Sueoka, Stacey R. ; Montgomery, Steven R. ; Flom, Steven R. ; Pong, Richard G.S. ; Shirk, James S. ; Taunay, Thierry E. ; Wright, Barbara M. ; Hu, Jonathan ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Pacific Univ., Forest Grove
Abstract :
Optical limiting in solid-core photonic crystal fibers filled with reverse-saturable absorbers has been observed. A sharp change in limiting threshold was found for materials in the fiber holes with refractive indices near n = 1.44.
Keywords :
holey fibres; nonlinear optics; optical limiters; photonic crystals; fiber holes; optical limiting; reverse-saturable absorbers; solid-core photonic crystal fibers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Optical surface waves; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Solids;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452633
