Title :
Holey fibers with 0.4-32-/spl mu/m-pitch photonic band-gap cladding: fabrication, characterization, and nonlinear-optical applications
Author :
Fedotov, A.B. ; Tarasishin, A.V. ; Kirillov, B.A. ; Magnitskii, S.A. ; Zheltikov, A.M. ; Ivanov, A.A. ; Alfimov, M.V. ; Tarasevitch, A.P. ; von der Linde, D. ; Beloglazov, V.I. ; Skibina, Yu.S. ; Mel´nikov, L.A.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Phys., Lomonosov (M.V.) State Univ., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Holey fibers, i.e., fibers of a new type with a cladding having a structure of a two-dimensional (often periodic) array of closely packed capillaries, allow many important problems of fiber optics to be solved and many ideas of the physics of photonic crystals to be implemented. Such fibers support single-mode waveguiding within a broad spectral range, allowing radiation energy losses to be considerably reduced in this regime. Holey fibers also hold much promise for nonlinear-optical applications. These properties of holey fibers can be employed to control the spectra of ultrashort laser pulses and to generate a supercontinuum.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; nonlinear optics; optical arrays; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; photonic band gap; 0.4 to 32 micron; broad spectral range; closely packed capillaries; high localization degree; holey fibers; nonlinear-optical applications; photonic band gap; photonic band-gap cladding; photonic crystals; radiation energy losses; single-mode waveguiding; supercontinuum; two-dimensional array; ultrashort laser pulses; Energy loss; Holey fibers; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Periodic structures; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-662-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2001.948202
