Title :
Realization of Large Hollow-Core Photonic Band-Gap Fibers with Suppressed Higher-Order Modes
Author :
Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Florous, Nikolaos ; Murao, Tadashi ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Div. of Media & Network Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
We present the suppression of higher-order modes in large-hollow-core photonic band-gap fibers based on the index-matching mechanism of central air-core modes with defected outer core modes for an effectively single-mode fashion with polarization independent characteristics
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; refractive index; central air-core mode; higher-order mode suppression; hollow-core photonic band-gap fiber; index-matching; outer core mode defect; polarization characteristics; single-mode fiber; Attenuation; Light scattering; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Particle scattering; Photonic band gap; Refractive index; Resonance light scattering; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279046
