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Analysis of highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers with squeezed rectangular lattices
Author(s) -
Franco Marcos A. R.,
Barreto Elaine C. S.,
Serrão Valdir A.,
Sircilli Francisco,
Hattori Haroldo T.
Publication year - 2008
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.23297
Subject(s) - birefringence , photonic crystal fiber , microwave , photonic crystal , dispersion (optics) , lattice (music) , materials science , finite element method , optics , optoelectronics , physics , optical fiber , quantum mechanics , acoustics , thermodynamics
In this article, we analyze the birefringence of photonic crystal fibers with squeezed rectangular lattices by using finite element method. When the original photonic crystal fiber is squeezed, the lattice is compressed, and the holes become elliptical. This operation leads to birefringences as high as 7.5 × 10 −3 at 1550 nm. However, confinement losses and dispersion are also changed after this operation is performed, needing to be reassessed. We estimate the changes in dispersion and confinement losses after this operation is performed. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 1083–1086, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23297