Advances in Nonlinear Optics
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 239037, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/239037
Research Article

Analysis of High Birefringence of Four Types of Photonic Crystal Fiber by Combining Circular and Elliptical Air Holes in Fiber Cladding

Yuan-Fong Chau,1 Han-Hsuan Yeh,1 and Din Ping Tsai2

1Department of Electronic Engineering, Ching Yun University, Jung-Li 320, Taiwan
2Department of Physics and Center of Nanostorage Research, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan

Received 1 October 2008; Accepted 8 December 2008

Academic Editor: N. Broderick

Copyright © 2008 Yuan-Fong Chau et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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