Title :
Singlemode low-index liquid core holey fibre
Author :
Fevrier, S. ; Viale, P. ; Lelek, M. ; Louradour, F. ; Auguste, J.L. ; Roy, P. ; Blondy, J.M.
Author_Institution :
IRCOM, UMR CNRS, Limoges, France
Abstract :
The hollow core of a photonic crystal fibre has been entirely filled with ethanol (n=1.36). A single LP11 mode is guided at 830 nm by total internal reflection thanks to the large air-fraction in the cladding.
Keywords :
light reflection; optical fibre cladding; photonic crystals; refractive index; 830 nm; LP11 mode; cladding air-fraction; ethanol; holey fibre; liquid core fibre; low-index fibre; photonic crystal fibre; singlemode fibre; total internal reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1