Switching intense laser pulses guided by Kerr-effect-modified modes of a hollow-core photonic-crystal fiber

D. A. Zheltikova; M. Scalora; A. M. Zheltikov; M. J. Bloemer; M. N. Shneider; G. D'Aguanno; R. B. Miles

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.71.026609

Switching intense laser pulses guided by Kerr-effect-modified modes of a hollow-core photonic-crystal fiber

D. A. Zheltikova, M. Scalora, A. M. Zheltikov, M. J. Bloemer, M. N. Shneider, G. D'Aguanno, R. B. Miles

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A Kerr-nonlinearity-induced profile of the refractive index in the hollow core of a photonic-crystal fiber (PCF) changes the spectrum of propagation constants of air-guided modes, effectively shifting the passbands in fiber transmission, controlled by the photonic band gaps (PBGs) of the cladding. This effect is shown to allow the creation of fiber switches for high-intensity laser pulses. The Kerr-nonlinearity control of air-guided modes in PCFs and the performance of a PCF switch are quantified by solving the propagation equation for the slowly varying envelope of a laser pulse guided in Kerr-effect-modified PCF modes. The spatial dynamics of the light field in a PBG waveguide switch is analyzed with the use of the slowly varying envelope approximation, demonstrating high contrasts of optical switching with PBG waveguides and hollow PCFs.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	026609
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	71
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.71.026609
State	Published - Feb 2005

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Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
Statistics and Probability
Condensed Matter Physics

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