• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 15, Issue 6, 060601 (2017)
Min Liu1、2、*, Bingyue Zhao1、2, Xu Yang1、2, and Jingyun Hou1、2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Communication Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology and Systems (Education Ministry of China), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201715.060601 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Min Liu, Bingyue Zhao, Xu Yang, Jingyun Hou. Seven-core photonic liquid crystal fibers for simultaneous mode shaping and temperature sensing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(6): 060601 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure of the designed PCF.
    Fig. 1. Structure of the designed PCF.
    Mode intensity distribution of the infiltrated cores along the y axis with diameter “a” varying from 1.2 to 1.4 μm.
    Fig. 2. Mode intensity distribution of the infiltrated cores along the y axis with diameter “a” varying from 1.2 to 1.4 μm.
    Three-dimensional (3D) mode intensity distribution of the mode-shaping infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Fig. 3. Three-dimensional (3D) mode intensity distribution of the mode-shaping infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Mode intensity distribution of the infiltrated cores along the y axis for different temperatures.
    Fig. 4. Mode intensity distribution of the infiltrated cores along the y axis for different temperatures.
    Relationship between the peak value of mode intensity and the temperature at different diameters “D”.
    Fig. 5. Relationship between the peak value of mode intensity and the temperature at different diameters “D”.
    Sensitivity of the PCF with different diameters “D”.
    Fig. 6. Sensitivity of the PCF with different diameters “D”.
    (a) Normalized frequency of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures. (b) The mode intensity with λ=1.55 μm and T=15°C. (c) The mode intensity with λ=1.55 μm and T=25°C. (d) The mode intensity with λ=1.55 μm and T=35°C.
    Fig. 7. (a) Normalized frequency of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures. (b) The mode intensity with λ=1.55μm and T=15°C. (c) The mode intensity with λ=1.55μm and T=25°C. (d) The mode intensity with λ=1.55μm and T=35°C.
    Effective mode area of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Fig. 8. Effective mode area of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Waveguide dispersion of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Fig. 9. Waveguide dispersion of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Confinement loss of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Fig. 10. Confinement loss of the infiltrated PCF for different temperatures.
    Min Liu, Bingyue Zhao, Xu Yang, Jingyun Hou. Seven-core photonic liquid crystal fibers for simultaneous mode shaping and temperature sensing[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2017, 15(6): 060601
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