Title :
Analysis of the effects of lattice irregularity in photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Reichenbach, Kristen Lantz ; Xu, Chris
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. & Eng. Phys., Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY, USA
Abstract :
Fabrication induced lattice imperfections in photonic crystal fibers are shown through numerical simulations to significantly change the coupling length of a two-core structure while confinement loss and dispersion of a typical fiber are more robust.
Keywords :
crystal defects; crystal structure; numerical analysis; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical materials; photonic crystals; confinement loss; coupling length; fabrication induced lattice imperfection; fiber dispersion; numerical simulation; photonic crystal fiber; Design engineering; Dispersion; Lattices; Numerical simulation; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Physics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201889
