Phase and group modal birefringence of an index-guiding photonic crystal fibre with helical air holes

In this paper, we propose a novel photonic crystal fibre (PCF) with high phase birefringence and very low group birefringence. It is composed of a solid silica core and a cladding with helix-pattern air holes. Using a full-vector finite-element method, we study the phase and group modal birefringence of such PCF at various air-hole sizes, pitches and wavelengths. Owing to this innovative structure of air holes, a high phase to group modal birefringence rate is obtained. Its phase modal birefringence is as large as 10⁻⁴ magnitude; however, the group modal birefringence of this PCF is at 10⁻⁷-10⁻⁶. The phase birefringence is 2 orders of magnitude larger than group birefringence over a broad wavelength span, which means that the light with different polarization and effective index has almost a same group velocity. As a result, the group modal birefringence that closely relates to the polarization modal dispersion is negligible.     

Improvements of solid-core photonic bandgap fibers by means of interstitial air holes

We report the fabrication, characterization and modeling of a solid-core photonic bandgap fiber with interstitial air holes between the cladding rods. The presence of these interstitial air holes leads to a great improvement of optical properties for this kind of fiber. Particularly, we demonstrate that confinement losses and bend sensitivity are substantially reduced. Our experimental results for this new solution are well supported by numerical results.     

Effect of interstitial air holes on Bragg gratings in photonic crystal fibre with a Ge-doped core

The effect of interstitial air holes on Bragg gratings in photonic crystal fibre (PCF) with a Ge-doped core is numerically investigated by using the beam propagation method (BPM). It is shown that the interstitial air holes (IAHs) can make Bragg resonance wavelength λ_B shift a little towards short wavelengths and increase λ_B-λ₁ (the wavelength spacing between the main peak with Bragg resonance wavelength λ_B and the first side peak with wavelength λ₁ and the coupling coefficient к of Bragg resonance. Moreover, when the ratio of air hole diameter (d) to pitch (Λ), d/Λ, is small, IAHs can suppress the cladding mode resonance. When d/Λ is large, IAHs increase the number of mode that could strongly interact with the fundamental mode. By comparing the transmission spectral characteristics of PCF-based fibre Bragg grating (FBG) with IAHs with those without IAHs at the same air-filling fraction, it is clarified that the change of transmission spectral characteristics of PCF-based FBG with IAHs is not due to a simple change in air-filling fraction. It is also closely related to the distribution of interstitial air holes.     

Impact of interstitial air holes on a wide-bandwidth rejection filter made from a photonic crystal fiber

We have investigated the spectral properties of a band rejection filter made with a long-period fiber grating written in photonic crystal fiber that has interstitial air holes. Experiments showed that only one mode was coupled strongly to the fundamental core mode over a 600 nm spectral range. The central wavelength of the filter could be tuned over that range without being appreciably affected by any other mode. By using the multipole method, we found that the interstitial air holes of the photonic crystal fiber played a critical role in limiting the number of modes that could strongly interact with the fundamental mode and in obtaining well-separated resonance peaks. Excellent agreement between theory and experiment was obtained.     

光子晶体光纤非线性特性的研究

光子晶体光纤是近年来出现的一种通常由单一介质构成，并由波长量级的空气孔构成微结构包层的新型光纤．文章介绍了光子晶体光纤的制作工艺、工作原理、基本特性、目前的研究重点和进展情况，重点评述了光子晶体光纤非线性特性方面的研究，特别是在超连续光谱的产生、光孤子效应以及频率变换等方面的实验和理论成果以及潜在的应用．     

Influence of temperature on dispersion properties of photonic crystal fibers infiltrated with water

Temperature change of the water infiltrated PCF is an interesting and practical method for a dynamical fine tuning of dispersion in active dispersion shift compensating systems. In this paper we present a numerical study on the influence of the temperature of infiltrated water on the dispersion and modal characteristics of photonic crystal fiber. We study regular hexagonal lattice photonic crystal fibers with various geometrical parameters using finite element method.     

基于空气环结构的大带隙二维光子晶体的设计

用平面波展开法研究了内介质柱截面为长方形的三角晶格空气环型光子晶体的完全带隙特性。通过调节内介质柱的大小、介电常数、旋转角度以及空气环外半径对完全带隙的影响,找到了一组可以获得大带隙二维光子晶体结构的最佳参数。经优化后得到禁带宽度Δω=0.082(2πca-1)(其中a为晶格常数,c为光速),中心频率ω0=0.401(2πca-1),完全带隙宽度与中心频率的比值达到了20.4%,该结果比圆形内介质柱截面空气环结构的完全带隙大,比普通的空气孔结构的完全带隙增大了37%。     

Highly birefringent soft glass rectangular photonic crystal fibers with elliptical holes

In this paper we report on the fabrication of highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber with a photonic cladding composed of elliptical holes ordered in a rectangular lattice. The fiber features a group birefringence G of 0.82×10^?4 at 725 nm. We discuss the influence of structural parameters including the ellipticity of the air holes and the aspect ratio of the rectangular lattice on the birefringence and on the modal properties of the fiber.     

Influence on photonic crystal fiber dispersion of the size of air holes in different rings within the cladding

The influence on photonic crystal fiber dispersion of the size of air holes in different rings within thecladding is investigated using a semivectorial finite difference method.Numerical results reveal that thephotonic crystal fiber dispersion is more sensitive to the variation of the air hole size in the first and secondrings,indicating that design of photonic crystal fibers with desirable dispersion properties requires moreprecise control of the paxameters of the air holes in the vicinity of the fiber core.     

Bandgap properties of Kagomé photonic crystal fibers

Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) can guide light by the photonic bandgap (PBG) effect created by the periodically arranged air holes in the cladding. In this paper, the bandgap properties of Kagomé photonic crystal fibers (KPCFs) are investigated in detail. First, the bandgap properties of PCFs based on the basic Kagomé lattice are analyzed and compared with the PBGs of PCFs based on honeycomb and triangular lattices. We highlight the similarities between KPCFs and honeycomb PCFs in their PBGs, both having air-guiding regions only at very large air filling fractions (AIFs), whereas the PBGs of triangular PCFs can have large air-guiding regions at smaller AIFs due to the difference in the gap structure. In the second half of this paper, we show how the PBGs of KPCFs can be modified by introducing an extra air hole into the vacant space of the original lattice. In particular, KPCFs with medium-sized air holes can be designed to guide air by introducing extra air holes of a larger size. The air-guiding regions of KPCFs with very large air holes can also be greatly extended by the extra air holes. These air-guiding regions occur at higher normalized frequencies, resulting in larger air hole pitches favorable for fabrication. PACS 42.70.Qs; 42.25.Bs; 42.81.Qb     

Tailoring the dispersion properties of photonic crystal fibers

Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) have had a substantial impact on nonlinear fiber optics and shortpulsed fiber laser systems due to their novel dispersion properties. The large normal or anomalous waveguide dispersion available in such fibers opens up a number of new opportunities not accessible with standard fiber technology. In this contribution, the fundamentals of PCF dispersion are briefly reviewed along with earlier results. In addition, some of our recent work on dispersion tailoring to facilitate nonlinear processes, and dispersion control in lasers will be presented.     

微结构纤芯对光子晶体光纤基本特性的影响

本文设计了两种具有微结构纤芯的光子晶体光纤（PCFs）——矩形芯和椭圆芯PCFs,利用电磁场散射的多极理论研究了这两种光纤的基本特性.发现在光纤包层气孔不变的情况下,仅通过调节纤芯气孔的大小就可以灵活地调节光纤的双折射、色散和非线性特性.随着纤芯气孔半径r₁的增大,两种纤芯结构的PCFs表现出如下特点：双折射度增大且最大双折射度对应的波长发生红移,零色散波长由一个增加到三个,短波段非线性系数增大而长波段非线性系数减小.r₁=0.4 μm的椭圆芯PCFs的三个零色 关键词： 微结构纤芯光子晶体光纤 双折射 色散 非线性     

Calculation of optical properties of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers

We propose a method for calculation of the bandgaps in the cladding of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers, based on the Floquet theorem. The effectiveness of the approach is confirmed by estimates of the effect of the number of air channels in the cladding on attenuation of the fiber modes due to mode energy leakage from the core. We have studied the conditions for the existence of eigenmodes in the indicated fibers. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 311–320, March–April, 2009.     

Tunable properties of light propagation in photonic liquid crystal fibers

Tunable properties of light propagation in photonic crystal fibers filled with liquid crystals, called photonic liquid crystal fibers (PLCFs) are presented. The propagation properties of PLCFs strongly depend on contrast between refractive indices of the solid core (pure silica glass) and liquid crystals (LCs) filing the holes of the fiber. Due to relatively strong thermo-optical effect, we can change the refractive index of the LC by changing its temperature. Numerical analysis of light propagation in PLCF, based on two simulation methods, such as finite difference (FD) and multipole method (MM) is presented. The numerical results obtained are in good agreement with our earlier experimental results presented elsewhere [1].     

Optical fiber sensor based on the short-range surface plasmon polariton mode简

The dispersion compensation properties of dual-concentric core photonic crystal fibers are theoretically investigated in this letter. The effects of geometric structure on the dispersion properties of dual-concentric core photonic crystal fibers are carefully studied by finite element method. The first layer of holes around the core area is enlarged in a new manner with the near-core point fixed. Considering the tradeoff among several parameters, results show that the dispersion compensation wavelength and strength can be tuned to desired values by constructing an appropriate design of the geometric structure of photonic crystal fibers.     

Dispersion compensation properties of dual-concentric core photonic crystal fibers

The dispersion compensation properties of dual-concentric core photonic crystal fibers are theoretically investigated in this letter.The effects of geometric structure on the dispersion properties of dual-concentric core photonic crystal fibers are carefully studied by finite element method.The first layer of holes around the core area is enlarged in a new manner with the near-core point fixed.Considering the tradeoff among several parameters,results show that the dispersion compensation wavelength and strength can be tuned to desired values by constructing an appropriate design of the geometric structure of photonic crystal fibers.     

High-Q factor photonic crystal cavities with cut air holes [Invited]

Planar photonic crystal(PPC)cavities with high quality(Q)factors were currently designed by missing or moving air holes.Here,we propose that cutting air holes in PPC into semicircles could be considered as another strategy to realize and optimize cavities,presenting superiorities over cavities with missed or moved air holes in a higher Q factor and a smaller mode volume(V_(mode)).Examples are demonstrated:(1)in a PPC lattice,cutting two adjacent air holes promises a cavity mode with a Q exceeding 200,500 and an ultrasmall mode volume V_(mode)0.329(λ/2 n)~3;(2)in a PPC waveguide,cutting two air holes on opposite sides of the waveguide supports a cavity mode with a Q exceeding 104,600 and a V_(mode)1.22(λ/2 n)~3;(3)cutting the two air holes at the edges of an L3-type PPC cavity,the Q factor is optimized from 5500 to 124,700,with an almost constant V_(mode).The concept of cutting air holes to introduce defects in PPC also promises the design of PPC also waveguides with an engineered transmission loss and dispersion.     

Fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by controlled air hole collapse

A method based on controlled air hole collapse for low-loss fusion splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) and single-mode fibers (SMFs) was demonstrated. A taper rig was used to control air hole collapse accurately to enlarge the MFDs of PCFs which was then spliced with SMFs using a fusion splicer. An optimum mode field match at the interface of PCF-SMF was achieved and a low-loss with 0.64 dB was obtained from 3.57 dB for a PCF with 4 μm MFD and a SMF with 10.4 μm MFD experimentally.