Title :
Design and analysis of photonic crystal fibres (PCFs) for broadband applications
Author :
Akowuah, E.K. ; Ademgil, H. ; Haxha, S.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng. & Digital Arts, Univ. of Kent, Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
This paper presents some key concepts in the design and optimisation of solid core photonic crystal fibres (PCFs) based on hexagonal (triangular) lattice of low index circular inclusions, for broadband applications. The performance of PCFs with respect to key structural parameters such as pitch (Λ), number of air hole rings and air hole diameter (d) is investigated using full-vector finite-element method (FEM) with perfectly matched layers (PML).
Keywords :
finite element analysis; holey fibres; optical fibre dispersion; optimisation; photonic crystals; FEM; PCF optimization; PML; air hole diameter; air hole rings; broadband applications; chromatic dispersion; full-vector finite-element method; hexagonal lattice; low index circular inclusions; perfectly matched layers; solid core photonic crystal fibre analysis; Conferences; Decision support systems; Photonic crystal fibres; chromatic dispersion; confinement loss; endlessly single mode; finite element method (FEM);
Conference_Titel :
Adaptive Science & Technology (ICAST), 2012 IEEE 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kumasi
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4787-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICASTech.2012.6381077
