• 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