Analysis of supermode and structural characteristics of octagonal multicore photonic crystal fiber with large effective mode area and low confinement loss

Bo Li; Guiyao Zhou; Changming Xia; Hongzhan Liu; Zhiyun Hou

doi:10.1117/1.OE.53.5.056114

21 May 2014 Analysis of supermode and structural characteristics of octagonal multicore photonic crystal fiber with large effective mode area and low confinement loss

Bo Li, Guiyao Zhou, Changming Xia, Hongzhan Liu, Zhiyun Hou

Author Affiliations +

Optical Engineering, Vol. 53, Issue 5, 056114 (May 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.5.056114

Abstract

An octagonal multicore photonic crystal fiber is proposed. The supermode and its far field distribution have been analyzed by using the full-vector finite element method. In the condition of in-phase supermode, the influences of different wavelengths, air filling fraction, and air hole diameter between cores on normalized intensity of cores are studied. The equal intensity distribution of cores in the output plane is realized. Finally, the effects of changing the air hole diameter between different cores on the effective mode area and confinement loss are investigated. The results show that the effective way to change the relative intensity between cores is to resize the air holes between different cores. If this parameter is changed, a better intensity distribution with large effective mode area and low confinement loss for propagation is obtained.

Citation Download Citation

Bo Li, Guiyao Zhou, Changming Xia, Hongzhan Liu, and Zhiyun Hou "Analysis of supermode and structural characteristics of octagonal multicore photonic crystal fiber with large effective mode area and low confinement loss," Optical Engineering 53(5), 056114 (21 May 2014). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.53.5.056114

Published: 21 May 2014

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available