Title :
Optically-induced “photonic bandgap fiber” with a low refractive index core
Author :
Wang, Xiaosheng ; Chen, Zhigang ; Yang, Jianke
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., San Francisco State Univ., San Francisco, CA
Abstract :
We demonstrate a ring-shaped Bessel-like photonic lattice akin to a photonic bandgap fiber with a low-index core. While the lattice is optically induced with self-defocusing nonlinearity, bandgap guidance of a probe beam is clearly observed.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibres; optical lattices; optical materials; optical self-focusing; photonic band gap; refractive index; bandgap guidance; low refractive index core; optically-induced photonic bandgap fiber; probe beam; ring-shaped Bessel-like photonic lattice; self-defocusing nonlinearity; Fiber nonlinear optics; Lattices; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic crystals; Probes; Refractive index;
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.2006.4628231
