Experimental demonstration of the frequency shift of bandgaps in photonic crystal fibers due to refractive index scaling

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 3000-3006

  Antonopoulos, G ^a   Benabid, F ^a   Birks, T A ^a   Bird, D M ^a   Knight, J C ^a   Russell, P St J ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FIBERS; FREQUENCIES; OPTICAL FIBERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

FREQUENCY SHIFT; LOW-INDEX MEDIUM; REFRACTIVE INDEX SCALING;

ENERGY GAP;

EID: 33645505959     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003000     Document Type: Article

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