Polarization splitter based on soft glass nematic liquid crystal photonic crystal fiber

IEEE Photonics Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 265-276

  Hameed, M F O ^a   Obayya, S S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beam propagation method; Couplers and polarization splitters; Inite difference method; Nematic liquid crystal; Photonic crystal fibers; Soft glass

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENCE METHOD; FABRICATION PROCESS; FINITE DIFFERENCE; FINITE-DIFFERENCE BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; INDEX GUIDING; INITE-DIFFERENCE METHOD; MODAL SOLUTIONS; NOVEL DESIGN; NUMERICAL RESULTS; POLARIZATION SPLITTERS; QUASI-TE; SIMULATION RESULT; SOFT GLASS;

BEAM PROPAGATION METHOD; CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBERS; GLASS; LASER PULSES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; PHOTONIC CRYSTALS; POLARIZATION;

PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

EID: 80052408067     PISSN: 19430655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOT.2009.2037977     Document Type: Article

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