Journal article
Guidance of light along an air-colum in an air column in a new calss of optical fibers
Photonic crystals are described. A numerical method for calculating the band-structures for such crystals is explained and the appearance of forbidden frequency gaps is shown. This is used to explain the principle of a completely new kind of optical fibers with novel qualities. It is found that these fibers may guide light along a low index air-column, in accordance with the fact that they do not guide by total internal reflection.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1999 |
Pages: | 16-19 |
ISSN: | 09014632 |
Types: | Journal article |
ORCIDs: | Broeng, Jes |