Title :
Predicting structural and optical properties of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers from second stage preforms
Author :
Fokoua, E. Numkam ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Baddela, N.K. ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We propose a simple theory based on mass conservation that allows accurate prediction of guidance properties in hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers (HC-PBGF) from knowledge of the second stage preforms from which the fibers are drawn.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; HC-PBGF; guidance property; hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers; mass conservation; optical property; second stage preforms; structural property; Glass; Optical fiber theory; Optical imaging; Predictive models; Preforms;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
