Abstract 2D graphene with tremendous novel properties is an ideal material for optical and
optoelectronic applications. Meanwhile, photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) have been …

Recent progress on numerical modeling methods for photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) such as
the effective index approach, basis-function expansion approach, and numerical approach …

We employ a Genetic Algorithm for the dispersion optimization of a range of holey fibers
(HF) with a small number of air holes but good confinement loss. We demonstrate that a …

In recent years, photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) have attracted increasing attention. Compared
with traditional optical fibers, PCFs exhibit many unique optical properties and superior …

A holey fiber (HF), having very complex hole geometry, is studied by means of a numerical
simulator for modal analysis based on the finite-element method (FEM). Polarization and …

An analysis of the con. nement losses in photonic crystal fibers due to the finite numbers of
air holes is performed by means of the finite element method. The high flexibility of the …

Compared with traditional optical fiber, photonic crystal fiber (PCF) has many novel optical
properties owing to its diversity in cladding distribution. But, it is a problem to measure the …

A new type of index-guided photonic crystal fiber is proposed to enhance chemical sensing
capability by introducing a hollow high index ring defect that consists of the central air hole …

Microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) with small hole-to-hole spacing and large airholes are
designed to compensate the anomalous dispersion and the dispersion slope of single-mode …

This paper gives a bibliographical review of the finite element methods (FEMs) applied to
the analysis and simulation of smart materials and structures. The bibliography is an …