The polarization properties analysis on photonic crystal fibers side-pulsed by CO2 laser

Wenwen Qian; Chun-liu Zhao; Xinyong Dong; Juan Kang; Jiangtao Guo; Huifeng Wei

doi:10.1117/12.871654

22 October 2010 The polarization properties analysis on photonic crystal fibers side-pulsed by CO₂ laser

Wenwen Qian, Chun-liu Zhao, Xinyong Dong, Juan Kang, Jiangtao Guo, Huifeng Wei

Proceedings Volume 7847, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration III; 78471G (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871654
Event: Photonics Asia 2010, 2010, Beijing, China

Abstract

We have theoretically investigated the polarization properties of a single-mode photonic crystal fiber (PCF), which is pulsed one-side by CO₂ laser resulting in partial air-holes collapse and deformation. The CO₂ laser micro-fabrication is a common way in PCF post-processing, which is used widely both in writing fiber gratings on PCFs and making optical components such as PCF polarizers. A series models with different valley depth which is due to the collapsed air-holes have been simulated by using a full-vector finite-element method (FEM) with a perfectly matched layer (PML). The theoretical results show that the deeper valley causes a larger insertion loss, at the same time, leading a larger polarization dependence loss (PDL). This research provides an insight into the side-pulsed PCF as well as a guidance on the experiment of CO₂ laser micro-fabrication on PCFs.

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Wenwen Qian, Chun-liu Zhao, Xinyong Dong, Juan Kang, Jiangtao Guo, and Huifeng Wei "The polarization properties analysis on photonic crystal fibers side-pulsed by CO₂ laser", Proc. SPIE 7847, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration III, 78471G (22 October 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.871654

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