Title :
Using photonic crystals as optical fibers
Author :
Knight, J.C. ; Birks, T.A. ; Mangan, B.J. ; Russell, P.St.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
By designing and fabricating optical fibers using photonic crystal materials as cladding, one can create fibers with previously unimaginable waveguiding properties. The development of photonic crystal fiber substantially broadens the possible applications for fiber optics.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; photonic band gap; fiber optics; fibre cladding; photonic crystal fibre; photonic crystal materials; photonic crystal optical fibers; waveguiding properties; Crystalline materials; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Silicon compounds;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967697
