文档介绍：Finite Element Analysis of Photonic Crystal Fibers
Marcos A. R. Franco, Haroldo T. Hattori, Francisco Sircilli, Angelo Passaro and Nancy M. Abe
Abstract Photonic crystal fibers present a new way to guide Another feature is to explore the nonlinear properties of such
light. The air holes in the fiber work as a cladding, but provide fibers to device applications.
much more flexibility in the design. In this work, the Finite For all these reasons, we have started to analyze the
Element Method (FEM) is used to analyze photonic crystal potentialities of such fiber structure. In this aspect, we have
fibers, providing the basic tools for calculating parameters such used a Scalar Finite Element approach to calculate the
as mode effective index, mode effective area and dispersion. The
results of a design sample is presented in this article, showing principal parameters of these fibers such as mode effective
the potentiality of using FEM to analyze this new class of fiber. index, group velocity dispersion and effective area. In the
near future, we will examine other fiber parameters such as
Index Terms Finite element method, photonic crystal fiber, bending losses. A design example will be presented in this
optical fibers, photonic bandgap devices. article, showing the potentialities of the analysis to design
fibers with new capacities.
I. INTRODUCTION
II. BASIC