• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 36, Issue 3, 635 (2009)
Mingyang Chen1、*, Yongkang Zhang1, Yuanfeng Zhu1, Yanqun Tong1, and and Jun1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Optical Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu 212013, China
  • 2Faculty of Science, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, China
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    Mingyang Chen, Yongkang Zhang, Yuanfeng Zhu, Yanqun Tong, and Jun. Broadband directional coupler based on asymmetric dual-core photonic crystal fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2009, 36(3): 635 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A novel broadband directional coupler based on an asymmetric dual-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is proposed. The asymmetry in the fiber is introduced by the enlargement of one air-hole in dual-core PCF. Numerical investigation demonstrate that broadband directional coupling with spectral width as large as 370 nm and polarization-dependent loss and uniformity lower than 0.2 and 0.5 dB, respectively, can be achieved. In addition, the proposed fiber shows large tolerance to the variation of the fiber parameters. In particular, the fiber length allows at least 10% derivation from the proposed fiber length of 7.7 mm.
    Mingyang Chen, Yongkang Zhang, Yuanfeng Zhu, Yanqun Tong, and Jun. Broadband directional coupler based on asymmetric dual-core photonic crystal fiber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2009, 36(3): 635
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