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Structural analysis of photonic crystal fibers by side scattering of laser light |
Optics Letters, Vol. 36, Issue 9, pp. 1668-1670 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.36.001668
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Abstract
A side-scattering technique for investigating the inner microstructure of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) is reported. Multiple scattering is reduced by filling the hollow PCF channels with index-matching fluid. The scattered signal is measured for fixed angles of incidence and detection while the fiber is rotated. A pattern of peaks, unique to each PCF, whether solid or hollow core, correlates closely with the symmetry planes of the PCF structure. As an example of the technique, the twist profile of a structural rocking filter is directly measured.
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OCIS Codes
(050.2770) Diffraction and gratings : Gratings
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(060.5295) Fiber optics and optical communications : Photonic crystal fibers
(050.5298) Diffraction and gratings : Photonic crystals
ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
History
Original Manuscript: January 31, 2011
Revised Manuscript: March 30, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: March 31, 2011
Published: April 28, 2011
Citation
L. Y. Zang, T. G. Euser, M. S. Kang, M. Scharrer, and P. St. J. Russell, "Structural analysis of photonic crystal fibers by side scattering of laser light," Opt. Lett. 36, 1668-1670 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-36-9-1668
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