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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 15, Iss. 2 — Jan. 22, 2007
  • pp: 325–338

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Identification of Bloch-modes in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding

F. Couny, F. Benabid, P. J. Roberts, M. T. Burnett, and S. A. Maier  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 15, Issue 2, pp. 325-338 (2007)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.15.000325


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Abstract

We report on the experimental visualization of the cladding Bloch-modes of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber. Both spectral and spatial field information is extracted using the approach, which is based on measurement of the near-field and Fresnel-zone that results after propagation over a short length of fiber. A detailed study of the modes near the edges of the band gap shows that it is formed by the influence of three types of resonator: the glass interstitial apex, the silica strut which joins the neighboring apexes, and the air hole. The cladding electromagnetic field which survives the propagation is found to be spatially coherent and to contain contributions from just a few types of cladding mode.

© 2007 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(060.2270) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber characterization
(060.2310) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics
(060.2400) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber properties

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: November 16, 2006
Revised Manuscript: January 11, 2007
Manuscript Accepted: January 12, 2007
Published: January 22, 2007

Citation
F. Couny, F. Benabid, P. J. Roberts, M. T. Burnett, and S. A. Maier, "Identification of Bloch-modes in hollow-core photonic crystal fiber cladding," Opt. Express 15, 325-338 (2007)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-15-2-325


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