Abstract
We have used tapering of photonic crystal fibres to make all-fibre mode converters for the LP11 and LP02 modes. The devices rely on adiabatic propagation rather than resonant coupling, allowing high extinction across a wide wavelength range.
Original language | English |
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Pages | 161-164 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Event | 2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007 - Rome, Italy Duration: 1 Jul 2007 → 5 Jul 2007 |
Conference
Conference | 2007 9th International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks, ICTON 2007 |
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Country/Territory | Italy |
City | Rome |
Period | 1/07/07 → 5/07/07 |
Keywords
- fiber tapering
- photonic crystal fibres
- mode convertors
- all-fibre mode converters
- tapered fibres
- broadband mode converters
- photonic crystals
- optical fibres
- adiabatic propagation