Polarization rotator based on soft glass photonic crystal fiber with liquid crystal core

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 2725-2731

  Hameed, Mohamed Farhat O ^a   Obayya, S S A ^a  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method (BPM); finite difference method (FDM); nematic liquid crystal (NLC); photonic crystal fibers (PCFs); polarization rotation (PR); soft glass

Indexed keywords

FINITE-DIFFERENCE BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; NOVEL DESIGN; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS (PCFS); POLARIZATION CONVERSION; POLARIZATION ROTATION; POLARIZATION ROTATION (PR); POLARIZATION ROTATOR; SIMULATION RESULT; SOFT GLASS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GLASS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION; ROTATION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 80052071710     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2011.2163297     Document Type: Article

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