Characteristics of Resonantly-Guided Modes in Microstructured Optical Fibers

Modal characteristics of resonantly-guided modes (RGMs) in microstructured fibers were investigated through numerical simulation. The modes of interest are supported in a class of fibers consisting of a circularly arranged periodic array of high index rods embedded in a low index cladding. Light is...

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Main Authors: Yasuo Ohtera, Haruka Hirose, Hirohito Yamada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-11-01
Series:Photonics
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2304-6732/1/4/432
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Summary:Modal characteristics of resonantly-guided modes (RGMs) in microstructured fibers were investigated through numerical simulation. The modes of interest are supported in a class of fibers consisting of a circularly arranged periodic array of high index rods embedded in a low index cladding. Light is confined and guided by the guided-mode resonance (GMR) that the rod array exhibit. According to the numerical analysis we clarified that duplicated transverse modes having the same radial mode number for TM and TE modes were supported. Also the existence and detailed mode profiles of hybrid modes were confirmed.
ISSN:2304-6732