Title :
Structural optimization of ultimate low loss air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Murao, Toshiyuki ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Div. of Media & Network Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
The surface-mode free condition for several structural-parameters is investigated in air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber (PBGF). We propose a novel type of PBGF without surface-modes which exhibits lower scattering losses as compared with 19-cell-core structures.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; optical materials; optimisation; photonic band gap; PBGF; air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber; scattering loss; structural optimization; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical scattering; Optical surface waves; Particle scattering; Photonic bandgap fibers; Rough surfaces; Structural engineering; Surface roughness; Surface waves;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528204
