Title :
Surface-mode behavior of air-core photonic-bandgap fibers
Author :
Kim, Hyang Kyun ; Shin, Jonghwa ; Fan, Shanhui ; Digonnet, Michel J F ; Kino, Gonion S.
Author_Institution :
Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
Abstract :
The relation between core size and surface modes in photonic-bandgap fibers is analyzed through numerical simulations. We present a simple criterion to predict the presence of surface modes and identify novel geometries that support no surface modes.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; air-core photonic-bandgap fibers; core size; surface-mode behavior;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
