Title :
Experimental study of dual-core photonic crystal fibre
Author :
Mangan, B.J. ; Knight, J.C. ; Birks, T.A. ; Russell, P. St J ; Greenaway, A.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Bath Univ., UK
fDate :
8/3/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report the fabrication and characterisation of photonic crystal (`holey´) fibres in which multiple cores are created by filling in selected air-holes with glass. The guidance mechanism is modified total internal reflection. Using a tunable diode laser, the inter-core coupling is investigated as a function of air-hole spacing
Keywords :
light reflection; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; optical glass; photonic band gap; air-hole spacing; air-holes; characterisation; dual-core photonic crystal fibre; fabrication; guidance mechanism; holey fibres; inter-core coupling; modified total internal reflection; multiple cores; photonic crystal; photonic crystal holey fibres; tunable diode laser;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000979
