Showing 5 results for Dispersion
M. Pourmahyabadi, Sh. Mohammad Nejad,
Volume 5, Issue 3 (9-2009)
Abstract
In this article, perfectly matched layer (PML) for the boundary treatment and an efficient compact two dimensional finite-difference frequency-domain (2-D FDFD) method were combined to model photonic crystal fibers (PCF). For photonic crystal fibers, if we assume that the propagation constant along the propagation direction is fixed, three-dimensional hybrid guided modes can be calculated by using only a two-dimensional mesh. An index-guiding PCF with an array of air-holes surrounding the silica core region has special characteristics compared with conventional single-mode fibers (SMFs). Using this model, the fundamental characteristics of single mode photonic crystal fibers (SMPCFs) such as confinement loss, bending loss, effective mode area and chromatic dispersion are numerically investigated. The results revealed that low confinement loss and zero-flattened chromatic dispersion can be obtained by varying the air-holes diameter of each ring along the PCF radius. In this work, an especial PCF with nearly zero-flattened dispersion (1.3 ps/nm/km) over a wide wavelength range which covers O, E, S, C, L and U telecommunication wavelength bands and low confinement loss (0.06 dB/km at 1.55μm) is designed. Macro-bending loss performance of the designed PCF is also studied and it is found that the fiber shows low bending losses for the smallest feasible bending radius of 5 mm. Also, it is revealed that the temperature sensitivity of PCFs is very low in compared with the conventional fibers.
A. Khodabakhsh, M. K. Moravvej-Farshi, M. Ebnali-Heidari,
Volume 7, Issue 2 (6-2011)
Abstract
We report the simulation results for impact of nonlinear Kerr effect on band structures of a two dimensional photonic crystal (2D-PhC) with no defect, a PhC based W1-waveguide (W1W), and also Coupled-Cavity Waveguides (CCWs). All PhC structres are assumed to a square lattice of constant a made of GaAs rods of radius r=0.2a, in an air background. The numerical simulation was performed using the nonlinear finite difference time domain (NFDTD) technique. To study the impact of Kerr effect on the photonic band structures, E-polarized lights of peak input intensities 0.5 GW-cm−2≤I≤25 GW-cm−2 have been used. The numerical results have shown that as the input light intensity increases, the band edges for all PhC waveguide structures considered experience red shifts. These numerical results for CCWs also show that the larger the light input intensity, the smaller is the corresponding maximum light group velocity.
M. Aliramezani, Sh. Mohammad Nejad,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (6-2012)
Abstract
In this paper, a novel design of all-solid photonic bandgap fiber with ultra-low
confinement loss is proposed. The confinement loss is reduced remarkably by managing the
number of rods rings, up-doping level, pitch value, and rods diameters. Moreover, the
designed PCF shows ultra-flattened dispersion in L- and U-band. Furthermore, a new
design, based on introducing of an extra ring of air holes on the outside of the all-solid
bandgap structure, is then proposed and characterized. We demonstrate that it significantly
reduces the fiber diameter to achieve negligible confinement loss. The validation of the
proposed design is carried out by employing a two dimensional finite difference frequency
domain with perfectly matched layers.
M. Pourmahyabadi,
Volume 11, Issue 1 (3-2015)
Abstract
In this article, Hill Climbing (HC) and Estimation of Distribution Algorithm (EDA) are integrated to produce a hybrid intelligent algorithm for design of endlessly Single Mode Photonic Crystal Fibers (SMPCFs) structure with desired properties over the C communication band. In order to analyzing the fiber components, Finite Difference Frequency Domain (FDFD) solver is applied. In addition, a special cost function which simultaneously includes the confinement loss, dispersion and its slope is considered in the proposed optimization algorithm. The results revealed that the proposed method is a powerful tool for solving this optimization problem. The optimized PCF exhibits an ultra-low confinement loss and low dispersion at 1.55 µm wavelength with a nearly zero dispersion slope over the C communication band.
R. Sanjari, M. Pourmahyabadi,
Volume 12, Issue 1 (3-2016)
Abstract
In this article, a novel structure of photonic crystal fiber with nearly zero ultra-flattened chromatic dispersion and ultra-low confinement loss is presented. By replacing the circular air-holes of two first rings with the elliptical air-holes, a fiber with outstanding features of chromatic dispersion and confinement loss is designed. The proposed structure is optimized for operating in a wide wavelength range covering S, C, and L communications bands. Finite Difference Frequency Domain (FDFD) solver is applied to analyze the proposed fiber components. The designed fiber exhibits a chromatic dispersion of -0.12 ps/nm/km at 1.55 µm along with a slope of 0.002 ps/nm2 /km. Also, the other remarkable feature of this fiber is ultra-low confinement loss in order of 10-5 dB/km around λ = 1.55 µm.
