DocumentCode
1746647
Title
Symmetry and birefringence in microstructured optical fibers
Author
Steel, M.J. ; White, T.P. ; Martijn de Sterke, C. ; McPhedran, R.C. ; Botten, L.C.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Phys., Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
Volume
3
fYear
2001
fDate
17-22 March 2001
Abstract
Symmetry prohibits birefringence in perfect photonic crystal fibers. Numerical methods not respecting symmetry require care in use. We present results in accord with symmetry arguments, using methods both respecting and breaking the fiber symmetry.
Keywords
birefringence; optical fibre theory; photonic band gap; symmetry; birefringence; fiber symmetry; microstructured optical fibers; numerical methods; optical fibers; perfect photonic crystal fibers; photonic crystal fibers; symmetry; symmetry arguments; symmetry breaking; Australia; Birefringence; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical solitons; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Supercontinuum generation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-655-9
Type
conf
Filename
928540
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