CONTROLLING EFFECTIVE MODE AREA AND CONFINEMENT LOSS OF
CIRCULAR As2S3 PHOTONIC CRYSTAL FIBERS FOR OPTICAL
TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS
Authors: Tran Tran Bao Lea, Hieu Tran Trunga, Tan Tran Duyb, Trang Nguyen Thi Haa, Vu Tran Quocc, Luu Mai Vand, Thuy Nguyen Thie, Vinh Nguyen Thanha, Lanh Chu Van
Advances in Optics, Photonics, Spectroscopy & Applications XII
: ISBN: 978-604-357-120-2 : 505
Publishing year: 8/2022
We numerically investigate novel As2S3 circular lattice photonic crystal
fibers (PCFs) with an effective mode area and confinement loss appropriate for each specific
application. This is carried out by keeping the filling factor unchanged from the second ring
onwards while that of the first one changes in a step of 0.05. The decrease of the effective
mode area leads to a larger confinement loss characteristic. At 2.5 µm wavelength, most
structures have very low confinement loss and their value does not exceed 10-17 dB/m. The
fiber with lattice constant Ʌ = 2.5 µm and filling factor d1/Ʌ = 0.3 has the highest effective
mode area of 11.94 µm2, which will be useful for high-power applications. Conversely, the
minimum value of the effective mode area is observed in the case Ʌ = 1.0 µm and d1/Ʌ = 0.8,
equal to 1.16 µm2. PCFs with a small effective mode area increase the nonlinear coefficient
of the fiber and therefore have great potential in supercontinuum generation.
Circular lattice, As2S3 photonic crystal fiber, Effective mode area, Confinement loss characteristic.