Waveguide arrays in selectively infiltrated photonic crystal fibres

F. H. Bennet; J. Farnell

doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2010.06.001

Waveguide arrays in selectively infiltrated photonic crystal fibres

F. H. Bennet, J. Farnell

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The periodic array of air holes in the cladding of a photonic crystal fibre (PCF) provides a convenient scaffold for the introduction of an infiltrating liquid. In this paper we demonstrate a novel platform of one-dimensional tuneable nonlinear photonic lattices produced by selectively infiltrating a row of holes in a PCF. Such structures have been realised by blocking individual holes on one end of a PCF, leaving the desired infiltration pattern unblocked. Unblocked holes are then infiltrated by immersing the unblocked end of the fibre in a reservoir of the infiltrating liquid, allowing for the realisation of a wide variety of periodic structures. Such structures are studied for traditional linear and nonlinear effects in periodic systems.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4069-4073
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics Communications
Volume	283
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2010.06.001
Publication status	Published - 15 Oct 2010

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