Optics Express · 2004 · 115 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsOptical MaterialsOpticsPhotonicsFiber OpticsFiber PropertiesOptical FibersPhotonic CrystalsPhotonic MaterialsRefractive IndexBirefringenceFiber Thermal PropertiesPhotonic Crystal FibersThermo-optic Properties
A highly birefringent photonic crystal fibre has been characterised as a function of temperature. The modal birefringence has been found to be independent of temperature from -25 to 800 degrees C.