DocumentCode
402989
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
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
29 June-3 July 2003
Firstpage
201
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2003. Proceedings of 2003 5th International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7816-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2003.1264616
Filename
1264616
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