Abstract

We present a procedure for achieving photonic crystal fibers with nearly zero ultraflattened group-velocity dispersion. Systematic knowledge of the special guiding properties of these fibers permits the achievement of qualitatively novel dispersion curves. Unlike the behavior of conventional fibers, this new type of dispersion behavior permits remarkably improved suppression of third-order dispersion, particularly in the low-dispersion domain.

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Designing the properties of dispersion-flattened photonic crystal fibers

Albert Ferrando, Enrique Silvestre, Pedro Andrés, Juan J. Miret, and Miguel V. Andrés
Opt. Express 9(13) 687-697 (2001)

Dispersion management with microstructured optical fibers: ultraflattened chromatic dispersion with low losses

G. Renversez, B. Kuhlmey, and R. McPhedran
Opt. Lett. 28(12) 989-991 (2003)

Birefringence-induced splitting of the zero-dispersion wavelength in nonlinear photonic crystal fibers

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Opt. Lett. 29(1) 14-16 (2004)

Analytical evaluation of chromatic dispersion in photonic crystal fibers

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Elliptical-hole photonic crystal fibers

M. J. Steel and R. M. Osgood
Opt. Lett. 26(4) 229-231 (2001)