Measurement of the wavelength dependence of beam divergence for photonic crystal fiber

Authors
Gander, MJ McBride, R Jones, JDC Birks, TA Knight, JC Russell, PS Blanchard, PM Burnett, JG Greenaway, AH
Citation
Mj. Gander et al., Measurement of the wavelength dependence of beam divergence for photonic crystal fiber, OPTICS LETT, 24(15), 1999, pp. 1017-1019
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
01469592 → ACNP
Volume
24
Issue
15
Year of publication
1999
Pages
1017 - 1019
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(19990801)24:15<1017:MOTWDO>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
We report measurements of the wavelength dependence of beam divergence for single-mode photonic crystal fiber. These measurements confirm predictions of strongly wavelength-dependent beam divergence, consistent with the effec tive-index model for the photonic crystal cladding material.