Title :
Modelling birefringence in isolated elliptical core photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Nielsen, Martin Dybendal ; Vienne, Guillaume ; Jensen, Jacob Riis ; Bjarklev, Anders
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
A simple model for calculation of the birefringence in asymmetric isolated core PCFs employing approximation with an ellipsoid suspended in air is presented. Birefringence values in the order of 10-2 are obtained and comparison with both calculations based on a SEM picture of a real fiber and measurements performed on the same fiber are presented. In both cases good agreement is observed
Keywords :
birefringence; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre theory; photonic band gap; scanning electron microscopy; SEM; asymmetric isolated core; birefringence modelling; full vectorial mode solver; isolated elliptical core fibers; microstructured optical fibers; noncircular cross section; photonic crystal fibers; supported modes; thin silica bridges; Birefringence; Crystalline materials; Ellipsoids; Jacobian matrices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Scanning electron microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969010
