Excitation of cladding modes in photonic crystal fibers by flexural acoustic waves.
We report the excitation by flexural acoustic waves of an individual cladding mode in a single-mode photonic crystal fiber. The propagation constant and the field distributions of the mode have been investigated by use of this technique. The results give the basis for developing a family of acousto-optic devices based on photonic crystal fibers.
Diez
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Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Birks
T A
TA
Reeves
W H
WH
Mangan
B J
BJ
Russell
P S
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