Title :
Polarization splitter based on all solid three-core photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Mao, Dong ; Guan, Chunying ; Yuan, Libo
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Sci., Harbin Eng. Univ., Harbin, China
Abstract :
A polarization splitter in all-solid PCF based on the mode-sorting effect is proposed. A full-vector finite element method is employed to design the splitter, and a full-vector beam propagation method is used to analyze the characteristics of the splitter. Numerical simulations show that the splitting length is 7.7mm when the operating wavelength is 1.55μm. An extinction ratio less than -15dB is obtained within the wavelength range of 1.537-1.561μm. In addition, the extinction ratios are -32.7dB and -20.0dB for x and y polarization, respectively.
Keywords :
finite element analysis; holey fibres; light polarisation; optical beam splitters; photonic crystals; extinction ratio; full-vector beam propagation method; full-vector finite element method; mode-sorting effect; polarization splitter; size 7.7 mm; three-core photonic crystal fibers; wavelength 1.537 mum to 1.561 mum; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystal fiber; all-solid; polarization splitter; super mode;
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Optoelectronics and Micro/Nano-Optics (AOM), 2010 OSA-IEEE-COS
Conference_Location :
Guangzhou
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8393-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8392-1
DOI :
10.1109/AOM.2010.5713564
