Title :
Temperature independent birefringence in polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber
Author :
Kang, Jin U. ; Do-Hyun Kim
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
We have analyzed the temperature dependent birefringence of a polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber. A temperature dependent birefringence coefficient, dB/dt for a commercially available polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber was found to be approximately -2.0 times 10-9 /K and can be made smaller.
Keywords :
birefringence; holey fibres; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; photonic crystals; thermo-optical effects; birefringence coefficient; holey fiber; polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber; temperature-independent birefringence; Birefringence; Numerical analysis; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Photonic crystal fibers; Refractive index; Sagnac interferometers; Silicon compounds; Temperature dependence; Thermal expansion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391149
