Design of a Slope Matched Single Mode Highly Birefringent Dispersion Compensating Hybrid Photonic Crystal Fiber

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs)
• Hybrid Photonic Crystal Fibers (HyPCFs)
• Dispersion Compensating Photonic Crystal Fibers (DCFs)
• Single Mode Analysis of PCFs
• Design and Simulation
• HyPCF-I Structure
• HyPCF-II Structure
• Simulation Methodology
• Results and Discussion
• Birefringence Analysis
• Dispersion Analysis
• Single Mode Analysis
• Confinement Loss Analysis
• Conclusion

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This thesis aims to design and evaluate a novel type of hybrid photonic crystal fiber (HyPCF) that exhibits high birefringence and dispersion compensation capabilities. The HyPCF is designed to operate in the E, S, C, and L telecommunication bands and is expected to possess low confinement loss, enabling its potential use in sensing applications and high bit-rate communication.

• Design and optimization of hybrid photonic crystal fibers for high birefringence
• Analysis of dispersion characteristics and its compensation in the HyPCF
• Evaluation of single mode performance and confinement loss in the HyPCF
• Comparison of the performance of the proposed HyPCF with existing designs
• Discussion of the potential applications of the HyPCF in telecommunication and sensing

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Introduction: This chapter provides an overview of the research topic, highlighting the importance of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) in optical communication and sensing applications. It also introduces the concept of hybrid PCFs and their potential advantages over traditional PCFs.
• Literature Review: This chapter reviews the existing literature on PCFs, HyPCFs, and dispersion compensating PCFs. It discusses the various design approaches and challenges involved in developing these fibers. The chapter also provides a comprehensive overview of single-mode analysis methods used for PCFs.
• Design and Simulation: This chapter presents the detailed design and simulation methodology used for the proposed HyPCF structures. The chapter describes the structure of the HyPCF-I and HyPCF-II, along with the simulation parameters and software used in the analysis.
• Results and Discussion: This chapter presents the simulation results obtained for the proposed HyPCF structures. It discusses the birefringence, dispersion, single-mode performance, and confinement loss characteristics of the HyPCFs and compares them with existing designs. The chapter also discusses the potential applications of the proposed HyPCFs in telecommunication and sensing.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

The key focus areas of this thesis include hybrid photonic crystal fibers, birefringence, dispersion compensation, single mode analysis, confinement loss, telecommunication applications, and sensing applications. The research utilizes simulation techniques to optimize and evaluate the proposed designs, comparing them with existing structures in the field.