Title :
Gaussian Filtering with Tapered Liquid Crystal Photonic Bandgap Fibers
Author :
Scolari, L. ; Alkeskjold, T.T. ; Bjarklev, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun., Opt. & Mater., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We present a device based on a tapered Liquid Crystal Photonic Bandgap Fiber that allows active all-in-fiber filtering. The resulting Photonic Bandgap Fiber device provides a Gaussian filter covering the wavelength range 1200-1600 nm
Keywords :
Gaussian processes; holey fibres; liquid crystals; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre filters; optical materials; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; 1200 to 1600 nm; Gaussian filtering; active all-in-fiber filtering; photonic bandgap fiber; tapered liquid crystal; Filtering; Liquid crystals; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.279044