Designing Optical Negative Curvature Fibers with Rotated Elliptical Cladding Elements
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
We propose a unique design of negative curvature optical fibers utilizing rotational elliptical cladding structures. The silica-based fibers were numerically characterized using a finite element method-based electromagnetic solver. Different topologies consisting of rotational cladding elements with different tube thicknesses and core diameters were studied. The investigation focused on confinement losses, birefringence, and higher-order mode extinction based on varying tube sizes and rotational angles. Results showed up to 20% improvement in confinement losses for rotated structures, with minimum losses of 4.47*10-4 dB/m at 1.5 µm wavelength. The designed fibers possess polarization-dependent characteristics, and higher-order mode extinction analysis showed dominant single-mode transmission.
Volume
12682
DOI
10.1117/12.2677628
Recommended Citation
Armas, S., & Akosman, A. (2023). Designing Optical Negative Curvature Fibers with Rotated Elliptical Cladding Elements. Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, 12682 https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2677628
ISSN
0277786X
E-ISSN
1996756X
ISBN
9781510665781
