DocumentCode
2818303
Title
The analogy between photonic crystal fibres and step index fibres
Author
Birkst, T.A. ; Mogilevtsev, D. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P.St.J. ; Broeng, J. ; Roberts, P.J. ; West, J.A. ; Allan, D.C. ; Fajardo, J.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Bath Univ., UK
Volume
4
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
114
Abstract
Some properties of photonic crystal fibers quantitatively match those of standard step-index fibers, provided the right analogy is made between them, this is illustrated by calculations of second-mode cutoff (reported here for the first time to our knowledge) and propagation constants.
Keywords
optical constants; optical fibre theory; photonic band gap; refractive index; photonic crystal fibres; propagation constants; second-mode cutoff; step index fibres; Crystalline materials; Frequency; Optical reflection; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Propagation constant; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Solids;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.766012
Filename
766012
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