Topological Zeeman effect and circular birefringence in twisted photonic crystal fibers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2921-2927

  Weiss, T ^a   Wong, G K L ^a   Biancalana, F ^a,b   Barnett, S M ^c   Xi, X M ^a   Russell, P St J ^a,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF LIGHT   (Germany)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR MOMENTUM STATE; CIRCULAR BIREFRINGENCE; POLARIZATION PROPERTIES; PROPAGATION OF LIGHTS; RIGHT CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; THEORETICAL MODELING; WEAK MAGNETIC FIELDS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS; PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS;

BIREFRINGENCE;

EID: 84887305216     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.30.002921     Document Type: Article

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