Title :
Fundamental mode in index-guided microstructured optical fibers: long wavelength properties
Author :
Wilcox, S. ; Botten, L.C. ; de Sterke, C. Martijn ; McPhedran, R.C. ; Kuhlmey, B.T. ; Fussell, D.P. ; Tomljenovic-Hanic, S.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh-bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Using a novel computational method, the fundamental mode in index-guided microstructured optical fibers with genuinely infinite cladding is shown to have no cut-off, but its area grows rapidly when the wavelength crosses a transition region.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; computational method; fundamental mode; index-guided microstructured optical fibers; infinite cladding; Australia; Brillouin scattering; Electromagnetic scattering; Optical devices; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Periodic structures; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201730
