An investigation of design, fabrication, and measurement for photonic crystal fibers

Abstract

We report an investigation of design, fabrication and measurement for photonic crystal fibers developed by YOFC in three years. The development status of PCFs and their applications are synoptically investigated. In the part of fabrication process, a technology route of PCF fabrication are reviewed, and the process principle, process control and realization method are introduced mainly, related to process bottlenecks. Based on different PCFs designed respectively by Beam-Propagation Method, Plane-Wave Expansion Method or FDTD and the above fabrication process, we probed into and realized some kinds of PCF samples. The structure parameters, cross-section morphologies, attenuation and dispersion properties for PCF samples are respectively investigated. We also debate upon the potential application of PCF field.