Open AccessNumerical analysis and experimental design of tunable birefringence in microstructured optical fiber
Author(s) -
C. Kerbage,
Benjamin J. Eggleton
Publication year - 2002
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.10.000246
Subject(s) - birefringence , materials science , optics , microstructured optical fiber , refractive index , optical fiber , waveguide , photonic crystal fiber , polymer , graded index fiber , optoelectronics , fiber optic sensor , physics , composite material
We present detailed experimental and numerical results for birefringence tuning in microstructured optical fibers. Index tunable polymer is infused into specific air-holes to obtain birefringence whose tunability is achieved by temperature tuning the polymer index. We also study the symmetry properties of the modes for different waveguide structures.