Hybrid photonic crystal fiber

Opt Express. 2006 Jan 23;14(2):926-31. doi: 10.1364/opex.14.000926.

Abstract

We present a hybrid photonic crystal fiber in which a guided mode is confined simultaneously by modified total internal reflection from an array of air holes and antiresonant reflection from a line of high-index inclusions. Experimental results demonstrate that this fiber shares properties of both index-guided and photonic bandgap structures.