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Anomalous bending effect in photonic crystal fibers

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: An unexpected transmission loss up to 50% occurs to intense femtosecond pulses propagating along an endlessly single-mode photonic crystal fiber over a length of 1 m. A specific leaky-fiber mode gains amplification along the fiber at the expense of the fundamental fiber mode through stimulated four-wave mixing and Raman scattering, leading to this transmission loss. Bending near the fiber entrance dissipates the propagating seed of this leaky mode, preventing the leaky mode amplification and therefore enhancing the transmission of these pulses.

Source: Optics Express

DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.005617

Authors: Haohua Tu, Zhi Jiang, Daniel L. Marks, Stephen A. Boppart

Institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Language: English

Topic: Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,270

Funder: National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering