A novel polarization splitter based on the photonic crystal fiber with nonidentical dual cores

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1670-1672

  Zhang, Lin ^a   Yang, Changxi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENT CORES; EXTINCTION RATIO; MICROSTRUCTURE CORES; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBER; POLARIZATION BEAM SPLITTER;

BANDWIDTH; BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL GLASS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES;

OPTICAL BEAM SPLITTERS;

EID: 4344559486     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.828850     Document Type: Article

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