Title :
Suppression of higher-order modes in aircore microstructure fiber designs
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Somerset, NJ
Abstract :
Modified designs for hollow-core bandgap fibers with suppressed higher-order modes are proposed. Numerical simulations demonstrate that index-matched cladding defects can dramatically increase losses of undesirable modes and leave the fundamental well confined.
Keywords :
numerical analysis; optical fibre cladding; photonic band gap; aircore microstructure fiber; higher-order mode suppression; hollow-core bandgap fibers; index-matched cladding defects; numerical simulations; Bandwidth; Glass; Laboratories; Lattices; Microstructure; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Photonic band gap; Resonance; Solids; (060.2280) Fiber design and manufacturing; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627817
