Asymmetric core photonic-crystal fibers with high birefringence
Chun-Liu Zhao
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorChao Lu
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoqun Zhou
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiufeng Yang
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorPartha Roy Chaudhuri
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoyan Wang
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Network Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
Search for more papers by this authorJunjun Lou
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Network Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
Search for more papers by this authorChun-Liu Zhao
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorChao Lu
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoqun Zhou
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiufeng Yang
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorPartha Roy Chaudhuri
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Search for more papers by this authorXiaoyan Wang
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Network Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
Search for more papers by this authorJunjun Lou
Lightwave Department, Institute for Infocomm Research, Unit 230, Block 2, Innovation Centre, 18 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637723
Network Technology Research Center, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 639798
Search for more papers by this authorAbstract
We demonstrate a highly birefringent photonic-crystal fiber by utilizing combined asymmetric core design and intentional stress-induced anisotropy. Based on spectral measurements of the polarization-mode interference, we measure that the fiber has a beat length of about 0.33 mm at 1545 nm. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 42: 498–500, 2004; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.20348
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