Research Article

Design and Theoretical Analysis of Highly Negative Dispersion-Compensating Photonic Crystal Fibers with Multiple Zero-Dispersion Wavelengths

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Finite element mesh generated from the PCF structures: (a) PCF with uniform air holes and without tiny air holes, (b) PCF with uniform air holes and insertion of 10 tiny air holes in the first ring, and (c) PCF with nonuniform air holes and inclusion of 6 tiny air holes in the first ring.
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