Title :
Microstructured optical fibre with tunable birefringence
Author :
Kerbage, C. ; Steinvurzel, P. ; Hale, Andrew ; Windeler, Robert S. ; Eggleton, Benjamin J.
Author_Institution :
OFS Fitel Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
fDate :
3/28/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approach is presented for manipulating and tuning birefringence in a microstructured photonic crystal optical fibre. This is accomplished by filling certain airholes with an index tunable polymer which creates a tunable asymmetry in the index profile of the cladding. It is also demonstrated that fibre waveguides with three- and sixfold symmetry exhibit minimal birefringence
Keywords :
birefringence; micro-optics; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre theory; optical polymers; optical tuning; photonic band gap; airholes; fibre cladding; fibre waveguides; index profile; index tunable polymer; microstructured optical fibre; microstructured photonic crystal optical fibre; minimal birefringence; sixfold symmetry; three-fold symmetry; tunable asymmetry; tunable birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20020233
