Title :
Absolutely single polarization photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Kubota, Hiirokazu ; Kawanishi, Satoki ; Koyanagi, Shigeki ; Tanaka, Masatoshi ; Yamaguchi, Shyunichiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Co., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
An optical fiber that guides only one polarization mode of a light signal is realized by using highly birefringent pure silica photonic crystal fiber. The fiber guides only one polarization mode at wavelengths longer than 1450 nm. A polarization dependent loss of 196 dB/km with a 28 dB/km transmission loss is achieved at a wavelength of 1550 nm.
Keywords :
birefringence; extinction coefficients; light transmission; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; refractive index; 1550 nm; W-type fiber; absolutely single polarization fiber; extinction ratios; fundamental space-filling mode; highly birefringent fiber; microstructured cladding; orthogonal polarization modes; photonic crystal fiber; polarization dependent loss; pure silica fiber; refractive index profile; transmission loss; Birefringence; Couplings; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Page description languages; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.819415
