%0 Journal Article %1 Pottage:03 %A Pottage, J. %A Bird, David %A Hedley, T. %A Knight, J. %A Birks, T. %A Russell, P. %A Roberts, P. %D 2003 %I OSA %J Opt. Express %K bandgap fiber fibre modelling optimisation soft-glass %N 22 %P 2854--2861 %T Robust photonic band gaps for hollow core guidance in PCF made from high index glass %U http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-11-22-2854 %V 11 %X We report a new type of photonic bandgap that becomes substantial at remarkably low air-filling fractions (~60%) in triangularlattice photonic crystal fibres (PCF) made from high index glass (n / 2.0). The ratio of inter-hole spacing to wavelength makes these new structures ideal for the experimental realisation of hollow-core PCF in the mid/farinfrared, where suitable glasses (e.g., tellurites and chalcogenides) tend to have high refractive indices.

@article{Pottage:03, abstract = {We report a new type of photonic bandgap that becomes substantial at remarkably low air-filling fractions (~60%) in triangularlattice photonic crystal fibres (PCF) made from high index glass (n / 2.0). The ratio of inter-hole spacing to wavelength makes these new structures ideal for the experimental realisation of hollow-core PCF in the mid/farinfrared, where suitable glasses (e.g., tellurites and chalcogenides) tend to have high refractive indices.}, added-at = {2009-06-20T08:47:42.000+0200}, author = {Pottage, J. and Bird, David and Hedley, T. and Knight, J. and Birks, T. and Russell, P. and Roberts, P.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2d7b49af5f951261d39211894e6444d8a/krisrowland}, description = {Optics InfoBase - Robust photonic band gaps for hollow core guidance in PCF made from high index glass}, interhash = {d92d50576bd5ff900ba9efcfe558b7ab}, intrahash = {d7b49af5f951261d39211894e6444d8a}, journal = {Opt. Express}, keywords = {bandgap fiber fibre modelling optimisation soft-glass}, number = 22, pages = {2854--2861}, publisher = {OSA}, timestamp = {2009-06-20T08:47:42.000+0200}, title = {Robust photonic band gaps for hollow core guidance in PCF made from high index glass}, url = {http://www.opticsexpress.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-11-22-2854}, volume = 11, year = 2003 }