Single-polarization single-mode photonic crystal fibers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1384-1386

  Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confinement loss; Finite element method; Photonic crystal fiber; Polarization maintaining fiber; Single polarization single mode fiber

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LASER MODES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PERMITTIVITY; TENSORS; VECTORS;

CONFINEMENT LOSS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; POLARIZATION MAINTAINING FIBER; SINGLE POLARIZATION SINGLE MODE FIBER;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0141918535     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818215     Document Type: Article

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