We present the first characterization of cladding modes of a low-index contrast all-solid photonic bandgap fiber using an acousto-optic long-period grating. Near field modal measurements and theoretical calculations reveal unique cladding mode properties.
Guancheng GuFanting KongThomas W. HawkinsMaxwell JonesLiang Dong
Enrico CoscelliThomas Tanggaard AlkeskjoldAnnamaria CucinottaStefano Selleri
Chang YangJinxu BaiYanfeng LiAimin Wang
Tonglei ChengYukiko SakaiHiroyasu KawashimaTakenobu SuzukiYasutake Ohishi
Tadashi MuraoKunimasa SaitohMasanori Koshiba