• DocumentCode
    2877474
  • Title

    Independent core propagation in two-core photonic crystal fibers resulting from structural nonuniformities

  • Author

    Reichenbach, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    21-26 May 2006
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Small random nonuniformities in two-core photonic crystal fibers can lead to essentially independent core propagation by drastically reducing the efficiency of coupling. The simulated results are explained through a comparison with coupled mode theory.
  • Keywords
    optical fibres; photonic crystals; coupled mode theory; independent core propagation; random nonuniformity; structural nonuniformity; two-core photonic crystal fibers; Lattices; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical propagation; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; (060.2280) Fiber design and fabrication; (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.2006.4628617
  • Filename
    4628617