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Material effects in air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers

2003; Optica Publishing Group; Volume: 20; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1364/josab.20.002046

1520-8540

Jesper Lægsgaard, Niels Asger Mortensen, Jesper Riishede, Anders Bjarklev,

Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

The waveguiding properties of two silica-based, air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber designs are investigated with special emphasis on material effects. The nonlinear coefficients are found to be 1–2 orders of magnitude smaller than those obtained in index-guiding microstructured fibers with large mode areas. The material dispersion of silica makes a significant contribution to the total chromatic dispersion even though less than 10% of the field energy is located in the silica regions of the fibers. These findings suggest that dispersion engineering through the choice of base material may be a possibility in this type of fiber.