Open AccessExperimental demonstration of the frequency shift of bandgaps in photonic crystal fibers due to refractive index scaling
Author(s) -
G. Antonopoulos,
Fetah Benabid,
T. A. Birks,
David M. Bird,
Jonathan C. Knight,
P. St. J. Russell
Publication year - 2006
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.14.003000
Subject(s) - refractive index , optics , materials science , photonic crystal , photonic crystal fiber , scaling , photonics , optoelectronics , optical fiber , physics , geometry , mathematics
Experimental demonstration of the frequency shift of photonic bandgaps due to refractive index scaling using D2O-filled hollow-core photonic crystal fibers is presented. The results confirm a simple scaling law for bandgaps in fibers in which the low-index medium is varied.