Tunable diffraction and self-defocusing in liquid-filled photonic crystal fibers
Author(s) -
Christian R. Rosberg,
Francis Bennet,
Dragomir N. Neshev,
Per Rasmussen,
Ole Bang,
Wiesław Królikowski,
Anders Bjarklev,
Yuri S. Kivshar
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.15.012145
Subject(s) - materials science , cladding (metalworking) , optics , photonic crystal fiber , diffraction , photonic crystal , refractive index , optoelectronics , limiter , photonics , nonlinear optics , nonlinear system , optical fiber , laser , physics , wavelength , telecommunications , quantum mechanics , computer science , metallurgy
We suggest and demonstrate a novel platform for the study of tunable nonlinear light propagation in two-dimensional discrete systems, based on photonic crystal fibers filled with high index nonlinear liquids. Using the infiltrated cladding region of a photonic crystal fiber as a nonlinear waveguide array, we experimentally demonstrate highly tunable beam diffraction and thermal self-defocusing, and realize a compact all-optical power limiter based on a tunable nonlinear response.
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