title: Excitation of cladding modes in photonic crystal fibers by flexural acoustic waves.
abstract: 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.
authors: Optoelectronics Group, Department of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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authors: Diez
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authors: Birks
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