SC194 Photonic Crystal Fibers and Devices

Monday, May 17, 2010
1:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m.
Benjamin J. Eggleton; Univ. of Sydney, Australia
Level: Beginner (no background or minimal training is necessary to understand course material)


Course Description

Photonic crystal optical fibers and photonic bandgap materials represent two new paradigms for manipulating light. These novel structures, which have generated enormous interest in the academic and industrial communities, possess unique optical properties and promise a number of potential applications in different fields. This course will deal specifically with the application of these microstructured optical waveguide structures as novel photonic devices in optical systems, with particular emphasis on emerging microstructured and holey optical fibers. The course will focus on the opportunities and fundamental challenges for application of these microphotonic structures as optical signal processing devices with applications in optical systems, particularly optical communication systems. Topics include fundamental physical effects in periodic structures; fiber Bragg gratings; photonic crystal fibers; microstructured optical fibers; holey fibers and omniguide fibers; 2-D and 3-D photonic crystals; fundamental properties and applications; 2-D slab photonic crystal devices for integrated optics and application to integrated microphotonic circuits and the photonic chip; waveguides, waveguide bends, cavities and optical circuits in photonic crystals; applications of photonic crystals and photonic-crystal fibers; fabrication techniques, such as micro-structured dielectric media, periodically poled materials for quasi-phase matching, fabrication of photonic-crystal waveguides in different structures, lithographic and holographic techniques; nonlinearities in periodic media (Bragg solitons, optical bistabilities, supercontinuum generation in holey-optical fibers, etc.); and theory and computation methods.


Benefits and Learning Objectives

This course should enable you to:

  • Understand principles of periodic structures and photonic crystals.
  • Understand the guidance mechanisms in photonic crystal fibers and different properties.
  • Understand the fabrication techniques for microstructured optical waveguides.
  • Understand the potential applications and opportunities of photonic crystal devices.
  • Learn about nonlinear properties of photonic crystal fibers and devices.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for engineers and scientists with some knowledge of optics, photonics and fiber optics. A graduate degree is preferred, but the course should be useful to all attendees.


Biography

Benjamin J. Eggleton received his doctorate in physics from the University of Sydney. He is currently an ARC Federation Fellow, professor of physics, and director of CUDOS at the University of Sydney. He has co-authored more than 220 journal publications. He was the recipient of 2003 ICO Prize, the 1998 Adolph Lomb Medal, the IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award and is an OSA Fellow. His research interests include nonlinear optics, photonic bandgap structures, optical fiber gratings, microstructured fibers, tunable optical fiber devices, microfluidics and optical communications.