1. Dispersion-flattened polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber for nonlinear applications
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Juan Hu, Dora Juan, Shum, Perry Ping, Lu, Chao, and Ren, Guobin
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CRYSTAL whiskers , *CRYSTAL optics , *PHOTONICS , *NONLINEAR optics , *DISPERSION (Chemistry) , *OPTICAL polarization , *DOUBLE refraction , *CRYSTAL lattices , *CHEMICAL structure , *CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Abstract
Abstract: In this paper, we propose a novel photonic crystal fiber design to achieve high birefringence, high nonlinearity with a flattened dispersion profile. The air holes which are embedded in silica are arranged in triangular lattice configuration. In the core region, an air hole is introduced as the central defect to flatten the dispersion curve. The shape of the defect air hole is deliberately designed elliptical so that high birefringence in the PCF is obtained for polarization-maintaining purpose. The structural parameters are carefully selected to optimize the optical properties. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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- 2009
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