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Numerical investigation of nanostructured silica PCFs for sensing applications.

Johny, Jincy; Prabhu, Radhakrishna; Fung, Wai Keung

Authors

Jincy Johny

Wai Keung Fung



Abstract

Photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) developed using nanostructured composite materials provide special optical properties. PCF light propagation and modal characteristics can be tailored by modifying their structural and material parameters. Structuring and infusion of liquid crystal materials enhances the capabilities of all silica PCFs, facilitating their operation in different spectral regimes. The wavelength tunability feature of nanostructured PCFs can be utilized for many advanced sensing applications. This paper discusses a new approach to modify the optical properties of PCFs by periodic nanostructuring and composite material (liquid crystal-silica) infiltration. PCF characteristics like confinement wavelength, confinement loss, mode field diameter (MFD) and bandwidth are investigated by varying the structural parameters and material infiltrations. Theoretical study revealed that composite material infusion resulted in a spectral band shift accompanied by an improvement in PCF bandwidth. Moreover, nanostructured PCFs also achieved reduced confinement losses and improved MFD which is very important in long-distance remote sensing applications.

Citation

JOHNY, J., PRABHU, R. and FUNG, W.K. 2017. Numerical investigation of nanostructured silica PCFs for sensing applications. JOM: journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society [online], 69(11), pages 2286-2291. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2366-y

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Apr 17, 2017
Online Publication Date May 3, 2017
Publication Date Nov 30, 2017
Deposit Date May 5, 2017
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal JOM: journal of the Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
Print ISSN 1047-4838
Electronic ISSN 1543-1851
Publisher Springer
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 69
Issue 11
Pages 2286-2291
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-017-2366-y
Keywords Nanostructures; PCFs; Sensing
Public URL http://hdl.handle.net/10059/2295

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