Higher order guided mode propagation in solid-core photonic bandgap fibers

Optics Express

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 8906-8915

  Pureur, Vincent ^a   Knight, Jonathan C ^b   Kuhlmey, Boris T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

BAND DIAGRAMS; BAND GAPS; FUNDAMENTAL MODES; GUIDED MODE PROPAGATION; HIGHER ORDER; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; VORTEX BEAMS;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

EID: 77952016732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.18.008906     Document Type: Article

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