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Transformation of a transmission mechanism by filling the holes of normal silica-guiding microstructure fibers with nematic liquid crystal

Zhang, Chunshu, Kai, Guiyun, Wang, Zhi, Sun, Tingting, Wang, Chao, Liu, Yange, Zhang, Weigang, Liu, Jianfei, Yuan, Shuzhong, Dong, Xiaoyi and others. (2005) Transformation of a transmission mechanism by filling the holes of normal silica-guiding microstructure fibers with nematic liquid crystal. Optics Letters, 30 (18). pp. 2372-2374. ISSN 0146-9592. (doi:10.1364/OL.30.002372) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:37130)

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Abstract

Transformation of an optical transmission mechanism was achieved when the holes of normal silica-guiding microstructure fiber (MF) were filled with nematic liquid crystal (NLC). Moreover, two photonic bandgaps (PBGs) were obtained by using a plane-wave method to create the pattern. The wavelength dependence of the effective mode area, leakage loss, and group velocity dispersion (GVD) has been theoretically investigated by using a full-vector finite-element method with anisotropic perfectly matched layers. The results reveal that the characteristics of the NLC-filled PBG-MFs are particularly wavelength dependent. This research gives a physical insight into the propagation mechanism in MFs and is crucial for future transmission applications.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1364/OL.30.002372
Subjects: T Technology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Engineering and Digital Arts
Depositing User: Tina Thompson
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2013 16:11 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 10:13 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/37130 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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