Title :
Selective excitation of pure higher order modes in hollow-core PCF via side-coupling
Author :
Trabold, B.M. ; Novoa, D. ; Abdolvand, A. ; Russell, Philip St.J
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
Side-coupling enables the selective excitation of individual higher order modes in hollow-core PCF, permitting the complex near-field modal patterns to be cleanly observed at any wavelength. Modal phase indices and losses can be accurately measured.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; complex near-field modal patterns; hollow-core PCF; modal phase indices; optical losses; photonic crystal fibers; pure higher order modes; selective excitation; side-coupling; Indexes; Laser beams; Loss measurement; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Photonic crystal fibers; Structural beams;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
