Title :
Spectral properties of liquid-core Bragg fibers
Author :
Rowland, Kristopher J. ; Shahraam Afshar, V. ; Stolyarov, Alexander ; Fink, Yoel ; Monro, Tanya M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Chem. & Phys., Univ. of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate significant shifting of the fundamental bandgap of a hollow-core Bragg fiber by systematically filling the core with liquids of various refractive indices. Comparison with theory demonstrates the importance of considering material dispersion.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre dispersion; refractive index; hollow-core Bragg fiber bandgap; liquid-core Bragg fiber spectral properties; material dispersion; refractive index; Australia; Filling; Liquids; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber theory; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Photonic band gap; Refractive index; (060.2400) Fiber properties; (060.4005) Microstructured fibers; (230.4170) Multilayers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
