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Study of properties of highly birefringent microstructured optical fibers
Author(s) -
He Lina,
Zhang Yejin,
Yang Sigang,
Chen Xiangfei,
Xie Shizhong
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.21526
Subject(s) - birefringence , materials science , single mode optical fiber , microwave , cutoff , optical fiber , optics , wavelength , range (aeronautics) , photonic crystal fiber , fiber , mode (computer interface) , cutoff frequency , optoelectronics , composite material , telecommunications , physics , engineering , computer science , quantum mechanics , operating system
A highly birefringent microstructured optical fiber (HB‐MOF) is investigated by using a UPML‐FDFD method. Based on the numerical results, the influence of the air‐hole size and pitch upon the mode birefringence, confinement loss, and single‐mode properties is analyzed. These properties and the influence among them are considered synthetically. Using the effective‐area method, the mode‐cutoff property of HB‐MOF is studied for the first time and the wavelength range for single‐mode operation can be obtained accurately. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 48: 940–944, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.21526