Perturbation analysis of dispersion properties in photonic crystal fibers through the finite element method

Author

Cucinotta, Annamaria ; Selleri, Stefano ; Vincetti, Luca ; Zoboli, Maurizio

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Ingegneria dell´´Inf., Parma Univ., Italy

Volume

20

Issue

8

fYear

2002

fDate

8/1/2002 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1433

Lastpage

1442

Abstract

Perturbations to the ideal cross section of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) are introduced in order to investigate their performance as a function of the structural fluctuations which may occur during fabrication. The effects of the cross-section geometry perturbations on dispersion characteristics like dispersion parameter and differential group delay are presented and discussed. The analysis has been performed through the finite element method which assures high flexibility and high solution accuracy.

Keywords

birefringence; delays; finite element analysis; modal analysis; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre theory; perturbation techniques; photonic crystals; refractive index; birefringence; cross-section geometry perturbations; differential group delay; dispersion parameter; dispersion properties; effective index; finite element method; high solution accuracy; holey fibers; ideal cross section perturbations; modal analysis; perturbation analysis; photonic crystal fibers; structural fluctuations; Finite element methods; Fluctuations; Lattices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Performance analysis; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Polarization mode dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2002.800792

Filename

1058151