A highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber based on a central trielliptic structure: FEM analysis

In this study, a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a simple center trielliptic is presented. The finite element method is applied in this study to analyze PCF. By adjusting the ellipticity and other parameters, the fiber performances can be optimized. As the parameters of the PCF are finalized, i.e., the number of cladding N = 4, lattice constant Lambda = 1.6 mu m, and ellipticity eta = 2, a high birefringence of 3.56 x 10(-2) can be obtained at the wavelength lambda = 1.55 mu m . Moreover, the dispersions of the X- and Y-polarized modes are relatively flat in the range of 1 mu m to 1.55 mu m along with a confinement loss as low as 9.63 x 10(-6) dB m(-1). Besides, this structure has demonstrated remarkable robustness, maintaining its superior performance even when subjected to significant displacements or rotations. Due to the characteristics of the high birefringence and low confinement loss, this PCF can be used for long distance optical fiber communication, fiber sensing, dispersion compensation, and supercontinuum generation.

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In this study, a highly birefringent photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a simple center trielliptic is presented. By adjusting the ellipticity and other parameters, the fiber performances can be optimized. This PCF exhibits high birefringence, low confinement loss, and has applications in long distance optical fiber communication, fiber sensing, dispersion compensation, and supercontinuum generation.