Bending effects on highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers with low chromatic dispersion and low confinement lossesending Effects on Highly Birefringent Photonic Crystal Fibers With Low Chromatic Dispersion and Low Confinement Losses

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-567

  Ademgil, H ^a   Haxha, S ^a   Gorman, T ^a   AbdelMalek, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bend loss; Birefringence; Chromatic dispersion; Confinement loss; Photonic crystal fibers

Indexed keywords

AIR HOLES; ANGULAR ORIENTATIONS; BEND LOSS; BENDING EFFECTS; BENDING LOSS; CONFINEMENT LOSS; CORE AREAS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; HIGH BIREFRINGENCES; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; HIGHLY BIREFRINGENT PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS; LOW CHROMATIC DISPERSIONS; LOW LOSS; MODE AREAS; PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL FIBERS; PROPAGATION CHARACTERISTICS; VECTORIAL FINITE ELEMENT METHODS; WAVELENGTH RANGES;

BIREFRINGENCE; CHROMATIC DISPERSION; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; DISPERSION (WAVES); DISPERSIONS; FIBERS; HOLEY FIBERS; LASER PULSES;

PHOTONIC CRYSTALS;

EID: 65649088309     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2008.2004813     Document Type: Article

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