Asymptotic Analysis of Silicon Based Bragg Fibers

Abstract

We developed an asymptotic formalism that fully characterizes the propagation and loss properties of a Bragg fiber with finite cladding layers. The formalism is subsequently applied to miniature air-core Bragg fibers with Silicon-based cladding mirrors. The fiber performance is analyzed as a function of the Bragg cladding geometries, the core radius and the material absorption. The problems of fiber core deformation and other defects in Bragg fibers are also addressed using a finite-difference time-domain analysis and a Gaussian beam approximation, respectively.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2003
Accession Number
AD1021944

Entities

People

  • Amnon Yariv
  • James G. Fleming
  • Shawn-Yu Lin
  • Yong Xu

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Azimuthal Quantum Numbers
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Dispersions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Fabrication
  • Far Field
  • Fibers
  • Finite Difference Time Domain
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Materials
  • Optical Fibers
  • Optical Lattices
  • Optics
  • Quantum Numbers
  • Time Domain

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Nanofabrication and Microfabrication.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.