Title :
Design of single-polarization single-mode photonic crystal fiber based on index-matching coupling
Author :
Lee, Sun-Goo ; Lee, Kwanil ; Lee, Sang Bae
Author_Institution :
Photonics Res. Lab., Korea Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (KIST), Seoul, South Korea
Abstract :
We propose a new design to achieve single-polarization single-mode guidance in highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber. The suppression of unwanted polarization state is realized by introducing index-matched cladding defect waveguide.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre polarisation; photonic crystals; birefringent photonic crystal fiber; index-matched cladding defect waveguide; index-matching coupling; single polarization; single-mode guidance; unwanted polarization state; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laboratories; Optical design; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber sensors; Optical sensors; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystal fibers; Polarization mode dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
