Parameter analysis of a photonic crystal fiber with raised-core index profile based on effective index method

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2006-08-18
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Photoniccrystalfibers(PCFs)withasteppedraised-coreprofileandonelayerequallyspacedholesinthecladdingareanalyzed.Usingeffectiveindexmethodandconsideringaraisedsteprefractiveindexdifferencebetweentheindexofthecoreandtheeffectiveindexofthecladding,weimprovethecharacteristicparameterssuchasnumericalapertureandV-parameter,andreduceitsbendinglosstoaboutonetenthofaconventionalPCF.ImplementingsuchastructureinPCFsmaybeonestepforwardtoachievelowlossPCFsforcommunicationapplications.