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Hybrid active polymer/silica microstructured photonic crystal optical fibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

B. J. Eggleton and
C. Kerbage
B. J. Eggleton
Affiliation:
Also with Specialty Fiber Devices, OFS Fitel, Somerset, NJ 08873, U.S.A Phone: 908 582 3087, Fax: 908 582 6055, Email: egg@lucent.com
C. Kerbage
Affiliation:
OFS Fitel Laboratoriess, Murray Hill, NJ 07974
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Abstract

We review several applications of microstructured photonic crystal optical fibers that incorporate active materials infused into the air-holes. The tunable optical characteristics of the materials combined with the unique structure of the fiber enable a number of functionalities including reconfigurability and tunability for various fiber device applications. We describe a brief characterization of the modes and discuss the experimental results of the fibers.

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