Title :
Effective area scaling of the multifilament fiber core
Author :
Canat, Guillaume ; Lombard, Laurent ; Spittel, Ron ; Jetschke, Sylvia ; Bourdon, Pierre
Author_Institution :
Office Nat. d´´Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales (ONERA), DOTA, Palaiseau, France
Abstract :
Multifilament fiber core (MFC) design enables low NA fiber using high index materials. We study the scaling of MFC effective area using an effective step-index model. MFC fiber mixes step index and multicore fibers properties.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; NA fiber; effective area scaling; high index materials; multicore fibers properties; multifilament fiber core; step-index model; Chemical technology; Crystalline materials; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filling; Multicore processing; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber testing; Optical materials; Photonics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
