DocumentCode
2864441
Title
Bend loss in all-solid photonic band-gap fibers
Author
Luan, F. ; Birks, T.A. ; Knight, J.C. ; Pearce, G.J. ; Bird, D.M.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We study bend loss in solid photonic bandgap fibers, which is fundamentally different to that in conventional fibers. Our results show that the symmetry of the specific cladding modes has a profound effect on the bend loss.
Keywords
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; all-solid photonic band-gap fibers; bend loss; cladding mode symmetry; transmission bands; Birds; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical sensors; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Physics; Silicon compounds; Solids; (060.2280) Fiber design; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.2400) Fiber properties;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627819
Filename
4627819
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