Title :
Fluid-Filled Solid-Core Photonic Bandgap Fibers
Author :
Kuhlmey, Boris T. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J. ; Wu, Darran K C
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci. (IPOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
fDate :
6/1/2009 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We review the field of fluid-filled solid-core photonic bandgap fibers (SC-PBGF): we present the mechanisms and models of light guidance in these fibers, and how the guidance properties are sensitive to the refractive index of the infiltrated fluid. We discuss how this sensitivity can be used for creating tunable devices such as filters, delay lines and tunable non-linear pulse propagation experiments. We review refractive index sensors based on SC-PBGFs, including band edge sensing, SC-PBGF based long period grating sensing and new results on selectively filled SC-PBGFs which are the most sensitive microstructured fiber based sensors to date. We also discuss practical aspects of fluid filling.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; fibre optic sensors; holey fibres; optical delay lines; optical fibre theory; optical filters; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; refractive index; band edge sensing; delay lines; filters; fluid-filled solid-core photonic bandgap fibers; infiltrated fluid; light guidance; long period grating sensing; refractive index; sensor; tunable devices; tunable nonlinear pulse propagation; Optical fibers; optical fiber devices; photonic crystal fibres;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2009.2021142
