Title :
Hollow-core kagome lattice polymer optical fibres
Author :
Argyros, Alexander ; Pla, Jarryd
Author_Institution :
Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
Hollow-core kagome lattice fibres made from polymer are demonstrated for the first time. Simulations of the fibre showed that it does not support photonic bandgaps so an alternative guidance mechanism is proposed.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre theory; optical polymers; guidance mechanism; hollow-core kagome lattice polymer optical fibre; optical fiber cladding; Australia; Lattices; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Photonic band gap; Preforms; Programmable logic arrays; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519206
