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Tarek Rahman M, Khaleque A. Ultra-short polarization splitter based on a plasmonic dual-core photonic crystal fiber with an ultra-broad bandwidth. APPLIED OPTICS 2019; 58:9426-9433. [PMID: 31873534 DOI: 10.1364/ao.58.009426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A compact polarization beam splitter based on a gold-filled photonic crystal fiber with a square lattice is proposed. The full vector finite element method is used to design and characterize the proposed ultra-compact and ultra-broadband polarization splitter. The plasmonic plays an important role in order to achieve an ultra-short length of 56.33 µm with a high extinction ratio of 132.92 dB at the wavelength of 1.55 µm. It can ensure an ultra-broad bandwidth of 530 nm, from 1225 to 1755 nm, covering all the communication bands with an extinction ratio better than 20 dB. The proposed polarization splitter may be a promising candidate in communication due to its ultra-short length and ultra-broad bandwidth.
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Algorri JF, Zografopoulos DC, Tapetado A, Poudereux D, Sánchez-Pena JM. Infiltrated Photonic Crystal Fibers for Sensing Applications. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2018; 18:E4263. [PMID: 30518084 PMCID: PMC6308598 DOI: 10.3390/s18124263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) are a special class of optical fibers with a periodic arrangement of microstructured holes located in the fiber's cladding. Light confinement is achieved by means of either index-guiding, or the photonic bandgap effect in a low-index core. Ever since PCFs were first demonstrated in 1995, their special characteristics, such as potentially high birefringence, very small or high nonlinearity, low propagation losses, and controllable dispersion parameters, have rendered them unique for many applications, such as sensors, high-power pulse transmission, and biomedical studies. When the holes of PCFs are filled with solids, liquids or gases, unprecedented opportunities for applications emerge. These include, but are not limited in, supercontinuum generation, propulsion of atoms through a hollow fiber core, fiber-loaded Bose⁻Einstein condensates, as well as enhanced sensing and measurement devices. For this reason, infiltrated PCF have been the focus of intensive research in recent years. In this review, the fundamentals and fabrication of PCF infiltrated with different materials are discussed. In addition, potential applications of infiltrated PCF sensors are reviewed, identifying the challenges and limitations to scale up and commercialize this novel technology.
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- José Francisco Algorri
- GDAF-UC3M, Displays and Photonics Applications Group, Electronic Technology Department, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi, 00133 Rome, Italy.
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- GDAF-UC3M, Displays and Photonics Applications Group, Electronic Technology Department, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain.
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- Alter Technoology TÜV Nord S.A.U. C/La Majada 3, 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain.
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- GDAF-UC3M, Displays and Photonics Applications Group, Electronic Technology Department, Carlos III University of Madrid, Leganés, 28911 Madrid, Spain.
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Hameed MFO, Heikal AM, Younis BM, Abdelrazzak M, Obayya SSA. Ultra-high tunable liquid crystal-plasmonic photonic crystal fiber polarization filter. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:7007-7020. [PMID: 25837045 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.007007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A novel ultra-high tunable photonic crystal fiber (PCF) polarization filter is proposed and analyzed using finite element method. The suggested design has a central hole infiltrated with a nematic liquid crystal (NLC) that offers high tunability with temperature and external electric field. Moreover, the PCF is selectively filled with metal wires into cladding air holes. Results show that the resonance losses and wavelengths are different in x and y polarized directions depending on the rotation angle φ of the NLC. The reported filter of compact device length 0.5 mm can achieve 600 dB / cm resonance losses at φ = 90° for x-polarized mode at communication wavelength of 1300 mm with low losses of 0.00751 dB / cm for y-polarized mode. However, resonance losses of 157.71 dB / cm at φ = 0° can be achieved for y-polarized mode at the same wavelength with low losses of 0.092 dB / cm for x-polarized mode.
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Luan N, Wang R, Lv W, Lu Y, Yao J. Surface plasmon resonance temperature sensor based on photonic crystal fibers randomly filled with silver nanowires. SENSORS 2014; 14:16035-45. [PMID: 25177799 PMCID: PMC4208160 DOI: 10.3390/s140916035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2014] [Revised: 08/01/2014] [Accepted: 08/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We propose a temperature sensor design based on surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) supported by filling the holes of a six-hole photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a silver nanowire. A liquid mixture (ethanol and chloroform) with a large thermo-optic coefficient is filled into the PCF holes as sensing medium. The filled silver nanowires can support resonance peaks and the peak will shift when temperature variations induce changes in the refractive indices of the mixture. By measuring the peak shift, the temperature change can be detected. The resonance peak is extremely sensitive to temperature because the refractive index of the filled mixture is close to that of the PCF material. Our numerical results indicate that a temperature sensitivity as high as 4 nm/K can be achieved and that the most sensitive range of the sensor can be tuned by changing the volume ratios of ethanol and chloroform. Moreover, the maximal sensitivity is relatively stable with random filled nanowires, which will be very convenient for the sensor fabrication.
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- Nannan Luan
- College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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- College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China.
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Lee CH, Wu CW, Chen CW, Jau HC, Lin TH. Multi-stable variable optical attenuator based on a liquid crystal gel-filled photonic crystal fiber. APPLIED OPTICS 2014; 53:E51-E55. [PMID: 25090354 DOI: 10.1364/ao.53.000e51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This work demonstrates a multi-stable variable optical attenuator (VOA) that is fabricated by infiltrating a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a liquid crystal (LC) gel. Varying the cooling rate or biasing the electric field during gelation yields various degrees of scattering. Therefore, LC gel-filled PCFs with various transmittances can be realized. At a wavelength of 1550 nm, an attenuation rate of -33.4 dB/cm is obtained at a cooling rate of 30°C/min and a biasing voltage of 400 V during gelation. The proposed all-in-fiber VOA exhibits tunable attenuation and multiple stable states at room temperature.
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Liu Y, Wang Y, Sun B, Liao C, Song J, Yang K, Wang G, Wang Q, Yin G, Zhou J. Compact tunable multibandpass filters based on liquid-filled photonic crystal fibers. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:2148-2151. [PMID: 24686697 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.002148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrated a compact tunable multibandpass filter with a short size of about 9 mm and a high wavelength-tuning sensitivity of up to -2.194 nm/°C by means of filling a liquid with a high refractive index of 1.700 into the air holes of a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Such a PCF-based filter maintains an almost constant bandwidth and a large extinction ratio of more than 40 dB within the whole wavelength tuning range of more than 100 nm. Moreover, the transmission spectrum of the PCF-based filter is insensitive to the stretch force and the curvature of the fiber.
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Lee CH, Wu CW, Chen CW, Jau HC, Lin TH. Polarization-independent bistable light valve in blue phase liquid crystal filled photonic crystal fiber. APPLIED OPTICS 2013; 52:4849-4853. [PMID: 23852197 DOI: 10.1364/ao.52.004849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This article demonstrates a bistable optical valve in a photonic liquid crystal fiber using the thermal hysteresis effect of the phase transition between the cholesteric phase and the blue phase (BP). The attenuation is due to various scattering losses in different phases. Both cholesteric and BPs can exist stably at room temperature (RT) and can also be switched to each other using temperature-control processes. The transmission spectrum and the intensity of the guided light can be controlled with various extents of scattering loss. For optical communications, this device can be manipulated over a loss difference of 10 dB at RT and insensitive to the polarization of light.
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- Chun-Hong Lee
- Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Selectable infiltrating large hollow core photonic band-gap fiber. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5549-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Zografopoulos DC, Asquini R, Kriezis EE, d'Alessandro A, Beccherelli R. Guided-wave liquid-crystal photonics. LAB ON A CHIP 2012; 12:3598-3610. [PMID: 22842818 DOI: 10.1039/c2lc40514h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this paper we review the state of the art in the field of liquid-crystal tunable guided-wave photonic devices, a unique type of fill-once, molecular-level actuated, optofluidic systems. These have recently attracted significant research interest as potential candidates for low-cost, highly functional photonic elements. We cover a full range of structures, which span from micromachined liquid-crystal on silicon devices to periodic structures and liquid-crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fibers, with focus on key-applications for photonics. Various approaches on the control of the LC molecular orientation are assessed, including electro-, thermo- and all-optical switching. Special attention is paid to practical issues regarding liquid-crystal infiltration, molecular alignment and actuation, low-power operation, as well as their integrability in chip-scale or fiber-based devices.
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- D C Zografopoulos
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto per la Microelettronica e Microsistemi (CNR-IMM), Via del fosso del cavaliere, 100, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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Kuo SM, Huang YW, Yeh SM, Cheng WH, Lin CH. Liquid crystal modified photonic crystal fiber (LC-PCF) fabricated with an un-cured SU-8 photoresist sealing technique for electrical flux measurement. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:18372-18379. [PMID: 21935205 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.018372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The optical transmission properties of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) can be manipulated by modifying the pattern arrangement of the air channels within them. This paper presents a novel MEMS-based technique for modifying the optical transmission properties of commercial photonic-crystal fiber (PCF) by selectively filling the voids within the fiber structure with liquid crystals. In the proposed approach, an un-cured SU-8 ring pattern with a thickness of 5 μm is fabricated using a novel stamping method. The PCF is then brought into contact with the SU-8 pattern and an infra-red (IR) laser beam is passed through the fiber in order to soften the SU-8 surface; thereby selectively sealing some of the air channels with molten SU-8. Liquid crystals (LCs) are then infiltrated into the un-sealed holes in the PCF via capillary effects in order to modify the transmission properties of the PCF. Two selectively-filled PCFs are fabricated, namely an inner-ring LC-PCF and a single-line LC-PCF, respectively. It is shown that the two LC-PCFs exhibit significantly different optical behaviors. The practical applicability of the proposed selective-filling approach is demonstrated by fabricating an electric field sensor. The experimental results show that the sensor has the ability to measure electric fields with an intensity of up to 40 kV/cm.
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- Shu-Ming Kuo
- Department of Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Jansen F, Stutzki F, Jauregui C, Limpert J, Tünnermann A. Avoided crossings in photonic crystal fibers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:13578-13589. [PMID: 21747513 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.013578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The impact of avoided crossings (also known as anti-crossings) in single and double-clad large mode area Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) suitable for high-power laser systems is evaluated numerically. It is pointed out that an inappropriate choice of pump core diameter, bending radius and/or index depression may lead to avoided crossings that manifest themselves in unwanted deformations of the output beam.
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- Florian Jansen
- Institute of Applied Physics, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Jena, Germany.
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Lee CR, Lin JD, Huang YJ, Huang SC, Lin SH, Yu CP. All-optically controllable dye-doped liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fiber. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:9676-9689. [PMID: 21643225 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.009676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A novel demonstration of an all-optically controllable dye-doped liquid crystal infiltrated photonic crystal fiber (DDLCIPCF) is presented. Overall spectral transmittance of the DDLCIPCF can decrease and then increase with a concomitant red-shift of the spectrum curve with increasing irradiation time of one UV beam. Continuing irradiation of one green beam following UV illumination on the DDLCIPCF can cause the transmission spectrum to recover completely. The reversible all-optical controllability of the photonic band structure of the fiber is attributable to the isothermal planar nematic (PN)→scattering (S)→isotropic (I) and I→S→PN state transitions of the LCs via the UV-beam-induced trans→cis and green-beam-induced cis→trans back isomerizations of the azo-dye, respectively, in the cladding of the DDLCIPCF. The photoinduced appearance of the S state and the variation of the index modulation between the core and the cladding of the fiber result in the variation of overall spectral transmittance and the shift of transmission spectrum, respectively.
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- Chia-Rong Lee
- Institute of Electro-Optical Science and Engineering and Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan 701, Taiwan.
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Geng Y, Li X, Tan X, Deng Y, Yu Y. Mode-beating-enabled stopband narrowing in all-solid photonic bandgap fiber and sensing applications. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:8167-8172. [PMID: 21643066 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.008167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this paper, core-cladding modal beating in a short piece of all-solid photonic bandgap fiber (AS-PBF) is observed in longitudinal propagation direction. It is demonstrated that at the stopband range of AS-PBF, the power could transfer back and forth between the fiber core and the first layer of high-index rods. Both experimental results and the theoretical analysis from transverse coupled mode theory confirm that the 3-dB width of the sharp stopband could be significantly narrowed by multicycles of such core-cladding modal couplings, which is of great benefit to the high-resolution sensing applications. Based on such a guiding regime, a high-temperature sensor head is also made and its response to temperature is tested to be of 59.9 pm/°C.
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- Youfu Geng
- College of Physics Science and Technology, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Sensor Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China
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Kolomenskii A, Peng S, Hembd J, Kolomenski A, Noel J, Strohaber J, Teizer W, Schuessler H. Interaction and spectral gaps of surface plasmon modes in gold nano-structures. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:6587-6598. [PMID: 21451686 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.006587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The transmission of ultrashort (7 fs) broadband laser pulses through periodic gold nano-structures is studied. The distribution of the transmitted light intensity over wavelength and angle shows an efficient coupling of the incident p-polarized light to two counter-propagating surface plasmon (SP) modes. As a result of the mode interaction, the avoided crossing patterns exhibit energy and momentum gaps, which depend on the configuration of the nano-structure and the wavelength. Variations of the widths of the SP resonances and an abrupt change of the mode interaction in the vicinity of the avoided crossing region are observed. These features are explained by the model of two coupled modes and a coupling change due to switching from the higher frequency dark mode to the lower frequency bright mode for increasing wavelength of the excitation light.
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- Alexandre Kolomenskii
- Department of Physics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-4242, USA.
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Sun B, Chen MY, Zhang YK, Yang JC, Yao JQ, Cui HX. Microstructured-core photonic-crystal fiber for ultra-sensitive refractive index sensing. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:4091-4100. [PMID: 21369238 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.004091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We propose a novel photonic crystal fiber refractive index sensor which is based on the selectively resonant coupling between a conventional solid core and a microstructured core. The introduced microstructured core is realized by filling the air-holes in the core with low index analyte. We show that a detection limit (DL) of 2.02×10⁻⁶ refractive index unit (RIU) and a sensitivity of 8500 nm/RIU can be achieved for analyte with refractive index of 1.33.
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- Bing Sun
- Department of Optical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu Province, China
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Nagasaki A, Saitoh K, Koshiba M. Polarization characteristics of photonic crystal fibers selectively filled with metal wires into cladding air holes. OPTICS EXPRESS 2011; 19:3799-3808. [PMID: 21369204 DOI: 10.1364/oe.19.003799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We numerically investigate the polarization characteristics of photonic crystal fibers selectively filled with metal wires into cladding air holes, through a full-vector modal solver based on the finite-element method (FEM). Firstly, we investigate the fundamental coupling properties between the core guided light and surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited on the surface of metal wire. Secondly, we show that we can obtain highly polarization-dependent transmission characteristics in PCFs by introducing several metal wires closely aligned into the cladding, and reveal the strongly polarization-dependent coupling properties between the core guided modes and the SPP supermodes, which consist of discrete SPP modes. Finally, we show the importance of arranging the metal wires close to each other for high polarization-dependence.
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- Akira Nagasaki
- Division of Media and Network Technologies, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0814, Japan.
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Chen CH, Lee CH, Lin TH. Loss-reduced photonic liquid-crystal fiber by using photoalignment method. APPLIED OPTICS 2010; 49:4846-4850. [PMID: 20830171 DOI: 10.1364/ao.49.004846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We present a loss-reduced photonic liquid-crystal fiber (PLCF) using the noncontact photoalignment method. The photoexcited and adsorbed azo dye on the capillary surface of a PLCF induces uniform and highly ordered orientation of the liquid crystal (LC). The anchoring force of the photoalignment effect is combined with that generated by surface boundary conditions of the photonic crystal fiber (PCF). Transmission loss resulting from LC scattering can be reduced from -2.8 to -1.3 db/cm within 10 min. This photoinduced alignment yields a permanent boundary for the LC in the PCF that reduces scattering loss and can be further modulated by electrical fields. The electrical tunable effect and fast dynamic response of the photoaligned PLCF are also presented. This low-loss PLCF can be applied conveniently in various PLCF devices.
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- Ching-Hsiang Chen
- Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Han T, Liu YG, Wang Z, Zou B, Tai B, Liu B. Avoided-crossing-based ultrasensitive photonic crystal fiber refractive index sensor. OPTICS LETTERS 2010; 35:2061-2063. [PMID: 20548386 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.002061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We propose and demonstrate an ultrasensitive photonic crystal fiber refractive index sensor by introducing the avoided-crossing effect in a bent-controlled fluid-filled photonic-bandgap fiber (FF-PBGF). By controlling the bend radius of the FF-PBGF, resonant couplings between the fundamental core mode and the cladding modes are realized and transmission notches are observed in the transmission band of the FF-PBGF. By changing the refractive index or temperature of the bent FF-PBGF, a sensitivity of 32,400 nm per refractive index unit (or 13.1 nm/degrees C) is achieved, which is the highest for a fiber device to date, to our best knowledge.
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- Tingting Han
- Key laboratory of Opto-electronic Information and Technology, Ministry of Education and Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Lee CH, Chen CH, Kao CL, Yu CP, Yeh SM, Cheng WH, Lin TH. Photo and electrical tunable effects in photonic liquid crystal fiber. OPTICS EXPRESS 2010; 18:2814-2821. [PMID: 20174110 DOI: 10.1364/oe.18.002814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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This work demonstrates photo alignment and electrical tuning effects in photonic liquid crystal fiber (PLCF). Applying voltages of 0 approximately 130V and 250 approximately 400V shifts the short and long wavelength edges of the transmission bands by about 45 nm and 74 nm toward longer wavelengths, respectively. An electro-tunable notch filter is formed in the PLCF without the use of gratings. The range of tunability of the notch filter is around 180 nm with an applied voltage of 140 approximately 240 V. This photo-induced alignment yields a permanently tilted LC structure in PCF, which reduces the threshold voltage, and can be further modulated by electric fields. The polarization dependent loss and fast response time of photo-aligned PLCF is also demonstrated. The finite-difference frequency-domain method is adopted to analyze the shift of the transmission bandgap, and the simulation results are found to correlate well with experimental data.
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- Chun-Hong Lee
- Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 804, ROC
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Kuhlmey BT, Coen S, Mahmoodian S. Coated photonic bandgap fibres for low-index sensing applications: cutoff analysis. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:16306-16321. [PMID: 19724630 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.016306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We investigate theoretically the performance of photonic crystal fibres with coated holes as refractive index sensors. We show that coating the holes with a high-index material allows to extend the extreme sensitivities analyte-waveguide based geometries offer to the case of low-index analytes, including water-based solutions. As the sensitivity of these sensors is intricately linked to the sensitivity of the cutoff of a single inclusion to the analyte refractive index, our approach relies on the derivation of cutoff equations for coated inclusions. This is performed analytically without approximations, in the fully vectorial case, for modes of all orders. Our analytic approach allows us to rapidly cover the parameter space, and to quickly identify promising geometries. The best results are obtained when considering fluorinated polymer fibres, for which the index of the background material is not too different to that of water, and with thin high-index coatings. Using these results, we propose a sensor based on a directional coupler geometry that would lead to a sensitivity of 2.2 x 10(4) nm/RIU for water based solutions with achievable smallest detectable refractive index changes below 10(-6).
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- Boris T Kuhlmey
- Institute of Photonics and Optical Sciences (IPOS) and Centre for Ultra-high bandwidth Devices for Optical Systems (CUDOS), School of Physics A28, University of Sydney, NSW2006 Australia.
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Yu CP, Liou JH. Selectively liquid-filled photonic crystal fibers for optical devices. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:8729-8734. [PMID: 19466121 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.008729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have theoretically investigated the propagation properties of two kinds of selectively liquid-filled PCFs. For internally liquid-filled PCFs, the outer air-hole layers function as the second cladding to reduce the penetration of the light field while the inner liquid-hole layers can still induce the tunable PBG effect. The complementary structures, externally liquid-filled PCFs, can be used in long-period fiber gratings to decrease the utilization of the lossy liquids and remain single-mode operation for the existence of the inner air-hole layers. The confinement losses of both selectively liquid-filled PCFs are shown to be efficiently reduced due to the outer or inner air-hole layers, which is quite useful for further applications.
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- Chin-ping Yu
- Department of Photonics, Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, and Advanced Crystal Opto-electronic Research Center, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 80424, R O C.
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Scolari L, Gauza S, Xianyu H, Zhai L, Eskildsen L, Alkeskjold TT, Wu ST, Bjarklev A. Frequency tunability of solid-core photonic crystal fibers filled with nanoparticle-doped liquid crystals. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:3754-64. [PMID: 19259216 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.003754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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We infiltrate liquid crystals doped with BaTiO3 nanoparticles in a photonic crystal fiber and compare the measured transmission spectrum with the one achieved without dopant. New interesting features, such as frequency modulation response of the device and a transmission spectrum with tunable attenuation on the short wavelength side of the widest bandgap, suggest a potential application of this device as a tunable all-in-fiber gain equalization filter with an adjustable slope. The tunability of the device is achieved by varying the amplitude and the frequency of the applied external electric field. The threshold voltage for doped and undoped liquid crystals in a silica capillary and in a glass cell are also measured as a function of the frequency of the external electric field and the achieved results are compared.
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- Lara Scolari
- DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark,Ørsteds Plads 343, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Wei L, Eskildsen L, Weirich J, Scolari L, Alkeskjold TT, Bjarklev A. Continuously tunable all-in-fiber devices based on thermal and electrical control of negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal photonic bandgap fibers. APPLIED OPTICS 2009; 48:497-503. [PMID: 19151818 DOI: 10.1364/ao.48.000497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We infiltrate photonic crystal fibers with a negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystal. A 396 nm bandgap shift is obtained in the temperature range of 22-80 degrees C, and a 67 nm shift of long-wavelength bandgap edge is achieved by applying a voltage of 200 Vrms. The polarization sensitivity and corresponding activation loss are measured using polarized light and a full broadband polarization control setup. The electrically induced phase shift on the Poincaré sphere and corresponding birefringence change are also measured. According to the results, tunable wave plates working in the wavelength range of 1520-1580 nm and a potential for realizing a polarimeter working at the 1310 nm region are experimentally demonstrated.
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- Lei Wei
- DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark.
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Petersen MN, Scolari L, Tokle T, Alkeskjold TT, Gauza S, Wu ST, Bjarklev A. Noise filtering in a multi-channel system using a tunable liquid crystal photonic bandgap fiber. OPTICS EXPRESS 2008; 16:20067-20072. [PMID: 19030092 DOI: 10.1364/oe.16.020067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This paper reports on the first application of a liquid crystal infiltrated photonic bandgap fiber used as a tunable filter in an optical transmission system. The device allows low-cost amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise filtering and gain equalization with low insertion loss and broad tunability. System experiments show that the use of this filter increases for times the distance over which the optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) is sufficient for error-free transmission with respect to the case in which no filtering is used.
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- Martin Nordal Petersen
- DTU Fotonik, Department of Photonics Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Plads 343, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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