Title :
Design of unique highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers for medical applications
Author :
Begum, Feroza ; Zhang, Yuncui ; Kaijage, Shubi ; Namihira, Yoshinori ; Zou, Nianyu
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Photonics, Dalian Polytech. Univ., Dalian, China
Abstract :
Using finite difference method, we demonstrated the nonlinear coefficients more than 72 and 60 [Wkm]-1 at 1.0 mum and 1.3 mum, respectively with flattened dispersion of 0 + 2.7 ps/(nm.km) and low confinement losses.
Keywords :
finite difference methods; holey fibres; nonlinear optics; optical design techniques; photonic crystals; finite difference method; medical applications; nonlinear coefficients; nonlinear photonic crystal fibers; Biological tissues; Biomedical equipment; Finite difference methods; Medical services; Optical attenuators; Optical imaging; Optical scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Ultrafast optics; Ultrasonic imaging;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5214449
