Title :
Generation of polarizing sections in highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers via post-processing
Author :
Romagnoli, Priscila ; Biazoli, Claudecir R. ; Franco, Marcos A. R. ; Cordeiro, Cristiano M. B. ; de Matos, Christiano J. S.
Author_Institution :
Graphene & Nano-Mater. Res. Center (MackGrafe), Univ. Presbiteriana Mackenzie/Mackpesquisa, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Abstract :
The structure of a commercial highly birefringent PCF was locally tapered to create a polarizing section. A polarization-depended loss of at least 32.2 dB over a 1-cm length was induced in the 1550-nm region.
Keywords :
birefringence; holey fibres; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; highly birefringent PCF; highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers; polarization-depended loss; polarizing section generation; size 1 cm; wavelength 1550 nm; Microstructure; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical losses; Photonic crystal fibers; Semiconductor device measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
