Multiple resonant coupling mechanism for suppression of higher-order modes in all-solid photonic bandgap fibers with heterostructured cladding

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1713-1727

  Murao, Tadashi ^a   Saitoh, Kunimasa ^a   Koshiba, Masanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); DEFECTS; ENERGY GAP; FIBER OPTICS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

ALL-SOLID PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBER; ANTIRESONANT REFLECTING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; HIGHER-ORDER MODES; PHOTONIC BANDGAP (PBG); RESONANT COUPLINGS; SINGLE MODE OPERATION; TIGHT BINDING THEORY;

PHOTONIC BANDGAP FIBERS;

GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; LIGHT; PHOTON; RADIATION SCATTERING;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; PHOTONS; SCATTERING, RADIATION;

EID: 79851498502     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.001713     Document Type: Article

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