Please wait a minute...
Chin. Phys. B, 2018, Vol. 27(1): 014206    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/1/014206
ELECTROMAGNETISM, OPTICS, ACOUSTICS, HEAT TRANSFER, CLASSICAL MECHANICS, AND FLUID DYNAMICS Prev   Next  

Design of photonic crystal fiber with elliptical air-holes to achieve simultaneous high birefringence and nonlinearity

Min Liu(刘敏)1,2, Jingyun Hou(侯静云)1, Xu Yang(杨虚)1, Bingyue Zhao(赵昺玥)1, Ping Shum3
1 College of Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China;
2 Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China;
3 School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Abstract  A new type of V-shaped photonic crystal fiber with elliptical air-holes is proposed to realize simultaneous high birefringence and nonlinearity at a wavelength of 1.55 μm. The full vector finite element method was adopted to investigate its characteristics, including birefringence, nonlinearity, and dispersion. The PCF exhibited a very high birefringence of 2.89×10-2 and very high nonlinear coefficient of 102.69 W-1·km-1. In particular, there were two zero-dispersion wavelengths (ZDWs) in the visible (X:640-720 nm and Y:730-760 nm) and near-infrared regions (X:1050-1606 nm and Y:850-1500 nm). The combination of high birefringence and nonlinearity allowed the PCF to maintain the polarization state and generate a broadband super continuum, with potential applications in nonlinear optics.
Keywords:  photonic crystal fiber      birefringence      nonlinearity      zero dispersion  
Received:  22 June 2017      Revised:  18 September 2017      Accepted manuscript online: 
PACS:  42.81.Gs (Birefringence, polarization)  
  42.65.-k (Nonlinear optics)  
  42.81.-i (Fiber optics)  
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 61475029).
Corresponding Authors:  Min Liu     E-mail:  liumin@cqu.edu.cn

Cite this article: 

Min Liu(刘敏), Jingyun Hou(侯静云), Xu Yang(杨虚), Bingyue Zhao(赵昺玥), Ping Shum Design of photonic crystal fiber with elliptical air-holes to achieve simultaneous high birefringence and nonlinearity 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 014206

[1] Knight J C, Birks T A, Russell P S J and Atkin D M 1996 Opt. Lett. 21 1547
[2] Cregan R F, Mangan B J, Knight J C, Birks T A, Russell P S J, Roberts P J and Allan D C 1999 Science 285 1537
[3] Kim S E, Kim B H, Lee C G, Lee S, Oh K and Kee C S 2012 Opt. Express 20 1385
[4] Yang T Y, Wang E L, Jiang H M, Hu Z J and Xie K 2015 Opt. Express 23 8329
[5] Wu M, Liu H R and Huang D X 2007 Study On Optical Communications 5 45 (in Chinese)
[6] Gangwar R K, Mishra S S and Singh V K 2014 Optik 125 1641
[7] Zografopoulos D C, Vázquez C, Kriezis E E and Yioultsis T V 2011 Opt.Express. 19 21680
[8] Hasan M R, Anower M S and Hasan M I 2016 Opt. Engineering 55 056107
[9] Hilligsøe K M, Andersen T V, Paulsen H N, Nielsen C K and Molmer K 2004 Opt. Express 12 1045
[10] Fang L, Zhao J L, Gan X T, Li P and Zhang X J 2010 Acta Photon. Sin. 39 1921
[11] Xu Q, Miao R C and Zhang Y N 2012 Acta Phys. Sin. 61 234210 (in Chinese)
[12] Cao Y, Li R M and Tong Z R 2013 Acta Phys. Sin. 62 084215 (in Chinese)
[13] Hu D J J, Shum P P, Lu C and Ren G B 2009 Opt. Commun. 282 4072
[14] Zhou M H and Huang Y L 2016 Acta Photon. Sin. 45 0306002 (in Chinese)
[15] Issa N A, van Eijkelenborg M A, Fellew M, Cox F, Henry G and Large M C J 2004 Opt. Lett. 29 1336
[16] Li D, Liu M, Jian D, Liao Z Y and He D D 2012 Chin. J. Lasers 39 0405005 (in Chinese)
[17] Wang E L, Jiang H M, Xie K and Zhang X X 2014 Acta Phys. Sin. 63 134210 (in Chinese)
[18] Lee J H, Teh P C, Yusoff Z, Ibsen M, Belardi W, Monro T M and Richardson D J 2002 IEEE Photon. Techn. Lett. 14 876
[19] Kudlinski A, Cumberland B A, Travers J C, Bouwmans G, Quiquempois Y and Mussot A 2008 AIP Conf. Proc. 1055 15
[20] Zhang L 2016 Ultra-Broadly Tunable Light Sources Based on the Nonlinear Effects in Photonic Crystal Fibers (Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Theses) pp. 19-39
[21] Ademgil H and Haxha S 2009 Opt. Commun. 282 2831
[22] Zhang Y N, Ren L Y, Gong Y K, Li X H, Wang Zhang Y N, Ren L Y, Gong Y K, Li X H, Wang L R and Sun C D 2010 Appl. Opt. 49 3208
[23] Rashid M M, Anower M S, Hasan M I and Hasan M R 2017 International Conference on Electrical Engineering & Information Communication Techonology
[24] MalitsonI H 1965 J. Opt. Soc. Am. 55 1205
[25] Li L X, Yu C X, Yuan J H and Wei S 2013 Asia Communications & Photonics Conference AF2D.28
[26] Li D M, Zhou G Y, Xia C M, Wang C and Yuan J H 2014 Chin. Phys. B 23 044209
[27] Sheng Y, Lu J, Yao G F and Hu L 2014 Acta Photon. Sin. 43 0106008 (in Chinese)
[28] Yang T Y, Jiang H M, Wang E L and Xie K 2016 J. Infrared Millim. Waves 35 350 (in Chinese)
[1] Multi-band polarization switch based on magnetic fluid filled dual-core photonic crystal fiber
Lianzhen Zhang(张连震), Xuedian Zhang(张学典), Xiantong Yu(俞宪同), Xuejing Liu(刘学静), Jun Zhou(周军), Min Chang(常敏), Na Yang(杨娜), and Jia Du(杜嘉). Chin. Phys. B, 2023, 32(2): 024205.
[2] High sensitivity dual core photonic crystal fiber sensor for simultaneous detection of two samples
Pibin Bing(邴丕彬), Guifang Wu(武桂芳), Qing Liu(刘庆), Zhongyang Li(李忠洋),Lian Tan(谭联), Hongtao Zhang(张红涛), and Jianquan Yao(姚建铨). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(8): 084208.
[3] Influence of optical nonlinearity on combining efficiency in ultrashort pulse fiber laser coherent combining system
Yun-Chen Zhu(朱云晨), Ping-Xue Li(李平雪), Chuan-Fei Yao(姚传飞), Chun-Yong Li(李春勇),Wen-Hao Xiong(熊文豪), and Shun Li(李舜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(6): 064201.
[4] Generation of mid-infrared supercontinuum by designing circular photonic crystal fiber
Ying Huang(黄颖), Hua Yang(杨华), and Yucheng Mao(毛雨澄). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(5): 054211.
[5] Design of a polarization splitter for an ultra-broadband dual-core photonic crystal fiber
Yongtao Li(李永涛), Jiesong Deng(邓洁松), Zhen Yang(阳圳), Hui Zou(邹辉), and Yuzhou Ma(马玉周). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(5): 054215.
[6] A simple and comprehensive electromagnetic theory uncovering complete picture of light transport in birefringent crystals
Jianbo Pan(潘剑波), Jianfeng Chen(陈剑锋), Lihong Hong(洪丽红), Li Long(龙利), and Zhi-Yuan Li(李志远). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(5): 054201.
[7] High sensitivity plasmonic temperature sensor based on a side-polished photonic crystal fiber
Zhigang Gao(高治刚), Xili Jing(井西利), Yundong Liu(刘云东), Hailiang Chen(陈海良), and Shuguang Li(李曙光). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(2): 024207.
[8] Bound states in the continuum in metal—dielectric photonic crystal with a birefringent defect
Hongzhen Tang(唐宏珍), Peng Hu(胡鹏), Da-Jian Cui(崔大健), Hong Xiang(向红), and Dezhuan Han(韩德专). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(10): 104209.
[9] Measurement-device-independent quantum secret sharing with hyper-encoding
Xing-Xing Ju(居星星), Wei Zhong(钟伟), Yu-Bo Sheng(盛宇波), and Lan Zhou(周澜). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(10): 100302.
[10] Anti-$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetric Kerr gyroscope
Huilai Zhang(张会来), Meiyu Peng(彭美瑜), Xun-Wei Xu(徐勋卫), and Hui Jing(景辉). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(1): 014215.
[11] Microcrack localization using a collinear Lamb wave frequency-mixing technique in a thin plate
Ji-Shuo Wang(王积硕), Cai-Bin Xu(许才彬), You-Xuan Zhao(赵友选), Ning Hu(胡宁), and Ming-Xi Deng(邓明晰). Chin. Phys. B, 2022, 31(1): 014301.
[12] Mid-infrared supercontinuum and optical frequency comb generations in a multimode tellurite photonic crystal fiber
Xu Han(韩旭), Ying Han(韩颖), Chao Mei(梅超), Jing-Zhao Guan(管景昭), Yan Wang(王彦), Lin Gong(龚琳), Jin-Hui Yuan(苑金辉), and Chong-Xiu Yu(余重秀). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(9): 094207.
[13] Generation of wideband tunable femtosecond laser based on nonlinear propagation of power-scaled mode-locked femtosecond laser pulses in photonic crystal fiber
Zhiguo Lv(吕志国) and Hao Teng(滕浩). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(4): 044209.
[14] Polarization manipulation of bright-dark vector bisolitons
Yan Zhou(周延), Xiaoyan Lin(林晓艳), Meisong Liao(廖梅松), Guoying Zhao(赵国营), and Yongzheng Fang(房永征). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(3): 034208.
[15] Optical solitons supported by finite waveguide lattices with diffusive nonlocal nonlinearity
Changming Huang(黄长明), Hanying Deng(邓寒英), Liangwei Dong(董亮伟), Ce Shang(尚策), Bo Zhao(赵波), Qiangbo Suo(索强波), and Xiaofang Zhou(周小芳). Chin. Phys. B, 2021, 30(12): 124204.
No Suggested Reading articles found!