DocumentCode
3522307
Title
Optimize operational bandwidth through core design in air-core photonic bandgap fibers for IR transmission
Author
Hu, Jiankun ; Menyuk, Curtis R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
24-28 Feb. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We determine the optimal inner glass ring thickness and its dependence on the glass index in infrared PBGFs. We find that the optimal thickness is 0.04Λ and the optimal index is as small as possible.
Keywords
glass; light transmission; optical fibres; photonic band gap; refractive index; IR transmission; air-core photonic bandgap fibers; glass index; inner glass ring thickness; operational bandwidth; Bandwidth; Design optimization; Geometry; Glass; Optical fibers; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Refractive index; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-856-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528248
Filename
4528248
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