Acoustooptic properties of a weakly multimode solid core photonic crystal fiber

Author

Haakestad, Magnus W. ; Engan, Helge E.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Telecommun., Norwegian Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Trondheim, Norway

Volume

24

Issue

2

fYear

2006

Firstpage

838

Lastpage

845

Abstract

The acoustic and acoustooptic properties of a weakly multimode solid core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) are studied. The phase velocity of the lowest order flexural acoustic mode is measured as a function of frequency and compared with the results for a hollow core PCF and a standard optical fiber. Acoustooptic interaction is used to couple light from the lowest order to the first higher order optical modes of the solid core PCF. The experimental results are compared with theoretical predictions.

Keywords

acousto-optical effects; optical fibres; photonic crystals; acoustic properties; acoustooptic interaction; acoustooptic properties; flexural acoustic mode; higher order optical modes; hollow core PCF; light coupling; phase velocity; solid core photonic crystal fiber; standard optical fiber; weakly multimode photonic crystal fiber; Acoustic measurements; Frequency; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Solids; Acoustic measurements; acoustooptic devices; optical fiber devices; periodic structures;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2005.862431

Filename

1593755