Title :
Single-mode air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber with improved broadband transmission characteristics: The benefits of an anti-resonant core design
Author :
Murao, Tadashi ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Florous, Nikolaos J. ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
The condition for single-mode operation in photonic band-gap fibers (PBGFs) is investigated. If the silica-ring satisfies an anti-resonant condition, the PBGF with a realistic core exhibits a single-mode operation over a wide wavelength range.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; antiresonant core; silica-ring; single-mode air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber; Photonic bandgap fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348426
