Symmetry and degeneracy in microstructured optical fibers

Steel, MJ; White, TP; De Sterke, CM; McPhedran, RC; Botten, LC

Symmetry and degeneracy in microstructured optical fibers

Steel, MJ White, TP De Sterke, CM McPhedran, RC Botten, LC

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Citation:: Optics Letters, 2001, 26 (8), pp. 488 - 490
Issue Date:: 2001-04-15

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dc.contributor.author	Steel, MJ	en_US
dc.contributor.author	White, TP	en_US
dc.contributor.author	De Sterke, CM	en_US
dc.contributor.author	McPhedran, RC	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Botten, LC https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6471-6954	en_US
dc.date.issued	2001-04-15	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Optics Letters, 2001, 26 (8), pp. 488 - 490	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0146-9592	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3200
dc.description.abstract	The symmetry of an optical waveguide determines its modal degeneracies. A fiber with rotational symmetry of order higher than 2 has modes that either are nondegenerate and support the complete fiber symmetry or are twofold degenerate pairs of lower symmetry. The latter case applies to the fundamental modes of perfect microstructured optical fibers, guaranteeing that such fibers are not birefringent. We explore two numerical methods and demonstrate their agreement with these symmetry constraints. © 2001 Optical Society of America.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Optics Letters	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1364/OL.26.000488	en_US
dc.rights	© 2001 Optical Society of America. Users may use, reuse, and build upon the article, or use the article for text or data mining, so long as such uses are for non-commercial purposes and appropriate attribution is maintained. All other rights are reserved.	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Optics	en_US
dc.title	Symmetry and degeneracy in microstructured optical fibers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	8	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	26	en_US
utslib.for	0105 Mathematical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	0205 Optical Physics	en_US
utslib.for	0206 Quantum Physics	en_US
utslib.for	0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science/School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	8	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	26	en_US

Abstract:

The symmetry of an optical waveguide determines its modal degeneracies. A fiber with rotational symmetry of order higher than 2 has modes that either are nondegenerate and support the complete fiber symmetry or are twofold degenerate pairs of lower symmetry. The latter case applies to the fundamental modes of perfect microstructured optical fibers, guaranteeing that such fibers are not birefringent. We explore two numerical methods and demonstrate their agreement with these symmetry constraints. © 2001 Optical Society of America.

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