Temperature tuning of dispersion in photonic band gap fiber
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1. A photonic band gap fiber structure comprisinga core region of a material exhibiting a relatively low index of refraction;
- a lattice-structured region surrounding said core region, the lattice-structured region comprising a plurality of air holes with at least a longitudinal extent of said plurality of air holes filled with a material exhibiting a temperature-dependent index of refraction wherein the room temperature value of the temperature-dependent index of refraction is greater than the relatively low index of refraction associated with said core region, wherein the dispersion value associated with said photonic band gap fiber structure is controlled by controlling the temperature of said photonic band gap fiber structure.
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Abstract
A photonic band gap fiber structure is formed to include a plurality of filled air holes surrounding a solid silica core region. The material used to fill the air holes is chosen to exhibit an index of refraction that is greater than the index of the core, where the fill material refractive index is also adjustable as a function of temperature. Therefore, by adjusting the temperature of the PBG fiber, the dispersion characteristic of the propagating signal can be modified.
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1. A photonic band gap fiber structure comprising
a core region of a material exhibiting a relatively low index of refraction; a lattice-structured region surrounding said core region, the lattice-structured region comprising a plurality of air holes with at least a longitudinal extent of said plurality of air holes filled with a material exhibiting a temperature-dependent index of refraction wherein the room temperature value of the temperature-dependent index of refraction is greater than the relatively low index of refraction associated with said core region, wherein the dispersion value associated with said photonic band gap fiber structure is controlled by controlling the temperature of said photonic band gap fiber structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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