Title :
The fabrication and modelling of non-silica microstructured optical fibres
Author :
Hewak, D.W. ; West, Y.D. ; Broderick, N.G.R. ; Monro, T.M. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
We present for the first time a non-silica microstructured optical fibre designed to guide light at 5 /spl mu/m using gallium lanthanum sulphide glass. We present the results of optical modelling of the structure as well as a discussion on possible applications.
Keywords :
gallium compounds; lanthanum compounds; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical glass; 5 micron; GaLaS; gallium lanthanum sulphide glass; modelling; non-silica microstructured optical fibres; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communications; optical fibre fabrication; optical modelling; Fiber nonlinear optics; Glass; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Photonic crystal fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
