DocumentCode
3110667
Title
Modifying photonic crystal fibres
Author
Birk, T.A. ; Grogan, M.D.W. ; Chen, Z. ; Xiao, L.M. ; Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Xiong, C. ; England, R.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
fYear
2009
fDate
13-17 July 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We use controlled hole collapse in photonic crystal fibres to reduce the splice loss between dissimilar fibres. We also describe a hollow-core PCF as a support for a waveguide core made from silica aerogel.
Keywords
aerogels; photonic crystals; controlled hole collapse; photonic crystal fibres; silica aerogel; waveguide core; Fiber nonlinear optics; Methanol; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber losses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Silicon compounds; Solids;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-4103-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214263
Filename
5214263
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