Title :
Microstructured optical waveguides: so complex yet so simple
Author :
Litchinitser, N.M. ; Dunn, S.C. ; Eggleton, B.J. ; White, T.P. ; McPhedran, R.C. ; de Sterke, C.M.
Author_Institution :
OFS Laboratories, Somerset, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We propose a simple physical model that predicts spectral resonances of a class of microstructured optical waveguides consisting of high-index inclusions surrounding a low-index core. These resonances are largely determined by the geometry of individual high-index inclusions.
Keywords :
inclusions; optical waveguide theory; photonic band gap; high-index inclusions; low-index core; microstructured optical waveguides; photonic band gap; Geometrical optics; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical scattering; Optical waveguide theory; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Resonance; Waveguide discontinuities;
Conference_Titel :
Holey Fibers and Photonic Crystals/Polarization Mode Dispersion/Photonics Time/Frequency Measurement and Control, 2003 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7982-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2003.1224281
