Title :
Nonlinear optics in photonic crystal fibre: opportunities and challenges
Author :
Russell, P. St J ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Knight, J.C. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Group, Bath Univ., UK
Abstract :
In recent years we have pioneered the development of a new kind of optical fibre - photonic crystal (or "holey") fibre (PCF). In place of the usual cylindrically symmetric refractive index profile, peaking in the centre, PCF is formed from pure silica glass which is riddled with a regular lattice of air-holes typically sub-micron in diameter, spaced apart by a few microns
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; photonic band gap; refractive index; air-holes; cylindrically symmetric refractive index profile; holey fibre; nonlinear optics; photonic crystal fibre; pure silica glass; regular lattice; sub-micron; Glass; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS '99. IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 1999 12th Annual Meeting
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5634-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1999.813476
