TY - JOUR
T1 - Polarization Properties of Elliptical-Hole Liquid Crystal Photonic Bandgap Fibers
AU - Tartarini, Giovanni
AU - Pansera, Marco
AU - Alkeskjold, Thomas Tanggaard
AU - Bjarklev, Anders Overgaard
AU - Bassi, Paolo
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The characteristics of triangular photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with elliptical holes filled with a nematic liquid crystal (LC) are investigated theoretically. The analysis that is carried out using the finite-element method, including material dispersion effects, shows that LC anisotropy and hole ellipticity allow some phenomena that are not predicted yet, such as polarization-dependent losses and birefringence sign change in the wavelength range used for standard telecom fibers. Control of these features allows the design of new devices for sensing or telecommunication applications
AB - The characteristics of triangular photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with elliptical holes filled with a nematic liquid crystal (LC) are investigated theoretically. The analysis that is carried out using the finite-element method, including material dispersion effects, shows that LC anisotropy and hole ellipticity allow some phenomena that are not predicted yet, such as polarization-dependent losses and birefringence sign change in the wavelength range used for standard telecom fibers. Control of these features allows the design of new devices for sensing or telecommunication applications
U2 - 10.1109/JTL.2007.903545
DO - 10.1109/JTL.2007.903545
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0733-8724
VL - 25
SP - 2522
EP - 2530
JO - Journal of Lightwave Technology
JF - Journal of Lightwave Technology
IS - 9
ER -