Application of an ARROW model for designing tunable photonic devices
Author(s) -
Natalia M. Litchinitser,
Steve Dunn,
P. Steinvurzel,
Benjamin J. Eggleton,
Thomas P. White,
Ross C. McPhedran,
C. Martijn de Sterke
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/opex.12.001540
Subject(s) - refractive index , optics , materials science , photonic crystal fiber , photonics , wavelength , optical fiber , core (optical fiber) , normalized frequency (unit) , high refractive index polymer , step index profile , optoelectronics , graded index fiber , physics , fiber optic sensor , phase locked loop , frequency synthesizer , phase noise
Microstructured optical fibers with the low refractive index core surrounded by high refractive index cylindrical inclusions reveal several intriguing properties. Firstly, there is a guiding regime in which the fibers' confinement loss is strongly dependent of wavelength. In this regime, the positions of loss maxima are largely determined by the individual properties of high index inclusions rather than their position and number. Secondly, the spectra of these fibers can be tuned by changing the refractive index of the inclusions. In this paper we review transmission properties of these fibers and discuss their potential applications for designing tunable photonic devices.
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