Title :
Birefringent microstructured fibers: Properties and applications
Author :
Ludvigsen, H. ; Genty, G. ; Lehtonen, M. ; Ritari, T. ; Niemi, T. ; Kaivola, M.
Author_Institution :
Fiber-Opt. Group, Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland
fDate :
29 June-3 July 2003
Abstract :
Development of sophisticated techniques for manufacturing microstructured fibers has enabled the production of fibers with precisely controlled structures. For instance, fibers with very low or high birefringence have been demonstrated. We present the status of our work on characterization of the dispersion properties of birefringent microstructured fibers and discuss their use for generation of supercontinuum radiation.
Keywords :
birefringence; micro-optics; optical dispersion; optical fibres; photonic band gap; birefringent microstructured fibers; dispersion properties; high birefringence; low birefringence; supercontinuum radiation; Birefringence; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Photonic crystal fibers; Polarization mode dispersion; Pulse modulation; Refractive index; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7816-4
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264616
