Bending-Induced Mode Coupling in Chalcogenide Negative Curvature Fibers

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Wei, Chengli, Jonathan Hu, and Curtis Menyuk. “Bending-Induced Mode Coupling in Chalcogenide Negative Curvature Fibers.” In Advanced Photonics 2015 (2015), Paper NT2C.5, NT2C.5. Optica Publishing Group, 2015. https://doi.org/10.1364/NOMA.2015.NT2C.5.

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Abstract

We study the bending-induced mode coupling between the core and tube modes in chalcogenide negative curvature fibers. The fibers with a larger tube wall thickness can sustain a smaller bend radius.