DocumentCode
467408
Title
Broadband Mode Convertors in Photonic Crystal Fibres
Author
Birks, Tim ; Witkowska, Agata ; Leon-Saval, Sergio ; Lai, Ke ; Wadsworth, William
Author_Institution
Univ. of Bath, Bath
Volume
2
fYear
2007
fDate
1-5 July 2007
Firstpage
161
Lastpage
164
Abstract
We have used tapering of photonic crystal fibres to make all-fibre mode converters for the LP11 and LP02 modes. The devices rely on adiabatic propagation rather than resonant coupling, allowing high extinction across a wide wavelength range.
Keywords
optical fibres; photonic crystals; adiabatic propagation; all-fibre mode converters; broadband mode converters; fiber tapering; photonic crystal fibres; Converters; Extinction ratio; Gratings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Resonance; mode convertors; optical fibres; photonic crystal fibres; tapered fibres;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2007. ICTON '07. 9th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Rome
Print_ISBN
1-4244-1249-8
Electronic_ISBN
1-4244-1249-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2007.4296169
Filename
4296169
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