Title

Short pulse propagation in wavelength selective index-guided photonic crystal fiber coupler

Authors

Authors

K. R. Khan;T. X. Wu

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron.

Keywords

dispersion; finite element method; optical coupler; photonic crystal; fiber (PCF); short pulse propagation; DISPERSION; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

Dual core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) couplers that support femtosecond (fs) pulses have been presented in this paper. The couplers are dispersion managed and relatively short. A vector finite-element-based model has been developed to precisely evaluate coupling coefficients and higher order dispersions for wavelength selective applications of these PCFs. Material dispersion of silica glass along with the waveguide dispersion has also been taken into account. Cladding has been designed innovatively to manage coupling length and dispersion. Dispersion demonstrates the wavelength region where it can support short duration pulses, and the propagation of 100 fs pulses has been shown at 1550 and 1310 nm wavelengths, respectively, incorporating the higher order dispersions and wavelength selective coupling behavior.

Journal Title

Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volume

14

Issue/Number

3

Publication Date

1-1-2008

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

752

Last Page

757

WOS Identifier

WOS:000256624900025

ISSN

1077-260X

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