Title :
Directional coupling and switching in multi-core microstructure fibers
Author :
Velchev, I. ; Toulouse, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA, USA
Abstract :
A systematic study of directional coupling in dual- and multi-core microstructure fibers is presented. We introduce a fully three-dimensional, efficient and versatile method for modeling light propagation in index-guiding microstructure fibers. Using this model, the coupling length for the two most efficient configurations (/spl radic/3/spl Lambda/ and 2/spl Lambda/ inter-core separation) is determined as a function of the structural parameters (hole diameter and pitch) and wavelength.
Keywords :
micro-optics; nonlinear optics; optical directional couplers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical switches; coupling length; directional coupling; hole diameter; index-guiding microstructure fibers; light propagation; multicore microstructure fibers; pitch; switching;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
