Numerical investigation on single-mode single-polarization photonic crystal fiber using resonant absorption effect

In this paper, a novel single-mode single-polarization photonic crystal fiber using resonant absorption effect has been put forward for the first time. A full vector finite element method is employed to simulate the fiber properties, including mode field distribution, confinement loss,bandwidth and extinction ratio. Numerical results show that very large bandwidth of single-mode single-polarization operation can be attained and extremely high extinction ratio can be achieved with low loss penalty. The influence of structural parameters on the fiber performance has been investigated. The research results will be instructive for the design and fabrication of new high performance single-mode single-polarization fibers.