Polarization Properties of Solid-Core Photonic Crystal Fibers for 1550 nm
Marco Antonio Cortez-Herrera
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Centro de Investigación Científica y de, Educación Superior de Ensenada, Div. Física Aplicada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada, B.C., 22860 México.
Diana Tentori
Centro de Investigación Científica y de, Educación Superior de Ensenada, Div. Física Aplicada, Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana No. 3918, Zona Playitas, Ensenada, B.C., 22860 México.
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Abstract
Due to its microstructure, photonic crystal fibers present wavelength regions with polarization-dependent loss, an aspect not observed in conventional fibers. We include this fact in their polarization characterization. In this research, the use of polarimetric methods to two different types of large-mode-area microstructured fibers has shown that both samples exhibited elliptical birefringence with residual torsion. We present the modifications required to perform the evaluation and justify its theoretical bases.
Keywords: Birefringence, dispersion, photonic crystal fiber