Title :
Photonic crystal fibres: a holey renaissance
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Light is trapped at structural defects in the crystalline array of microscopic air channels running along a photonic crystal fibre. The large air:glass refractive index difference - and the ability to control its distribution in two dimensions - permit greatly enhanced control of the guided modes. Applications are emerging in areas of laser science as diverse as frequency metrology, atom guiding and telecommunications.
Keywords :
optical fibre theory; photonic crystals; atom guiding; crystalline array; enhanced control; guided modes; holey fibre; microscopic air channels; photonic crystal fibre; refractive index difference; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2002. QELS '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-708-3
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2002.1031204
