Numerical Aperture of Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fibers

dc.creatorMortensen, N. A.
dc.creatorFolkenberg, J. R.
dc.creatorSkovgaard, P. M. W.
dc.creatorBroeng, J.
dc.date2002-02-28
dc.date2002-08-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:47:07Z
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dc.descriptionWe consider the problem of radiation into free space from the end-facet of a single-mode photonic crystal fiber (PCF). We calculate the numerical aperture NA=sin theta from the half-divergence angle theta ~ tan^{-1}(lambda/pi w) with pi w^2 being the effective area of the mode in the PCF. For the fiber first presented by Knight et al. we find a numerical aperture NA ~ 0.07 which compares to standard fiber technology. We also study the effect of different hole sizes and demonstrate that the PCF technology provides a large freedom for NA-engineering. Comparing to experiments we find good agreement.
dc.description3 pages including 6 figures. Webpage at http://www.crystal-fibre.com
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0202073
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0202073
dc.identifierIEEE Photonics Technology Letters 14, 1094 (2002)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1109/LPT.2002.1021980
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84586
dc.subjectOptics
dc.titleNumerical Aperture of Single-Mode Photonic Crystal Fibers
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