Analytical approximation for photonic array modes in two-dimensional photonic crystal lattices.

We presented here a comprehensive analytical approximation, describing array modes (both the modal fields and their associated propagation constants) in 2D photonic lattices (i.e., arrays of identical coupled waveguides/lasers).

Analytical approximation for photonic array modes in 1D photonic crystal superlattices.

We present a comprehensive analytical approximation for array modes (both the modal fields and their associated propagation constants) for 1D photonic crystal superlattices (i.e., large periodic arrays of repeated sequences of different coupled waveguides/lasers).

Analytical approximation for photonic array modes in one-dimensional photonic crystal devices.

A new analytical approximation for photonic array modes is presented. We consider the specific class of one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystals (encompassing large arrays of coupled identical planar waveguides, large arrays of identical phase-locked lasers, etc.), in which light propagates along the optical axis of the device.

In vitro large diameter bowel anastomosis using a temperature controlled laser tissue soldering system and albumin stent.

Background And Objective: In today's age of advancing surgical technology, there is a need for better and simpler methods of tissue bonding. The use of lasers for tissue welding or soldering is one of these sutureless methods. In 30 years of laser tissue bonding (LTB) research, published reports of cylindrical organ anastomosis were limited to small diameters.

Omnidirectional reflection in several frequency ranges of one-dimensional photonic crystals.

We investigate omnidirectional reflection from higher-order gaps in one-dimensional photonic crystals. Moreover, we present a designing criterion for omnidirectional reflection from several distinct gaps simultaneously, using only a single photonic crystal with a constant period. We show that for practical values of photonic crystals parameters, several relatively large omnidirectional gaps may be obtained.

Analysis of nonlinear gain-induced effects on short-pulse amplification in doped fibers by use of an extended power equation.

Optical pulse amplification in doped fibers is studied using an extended power transport equation for the coupled pulse spectral components. This equation includes the effects of gain saturation, gain dispersion, fiber dispersion, fiber nonlinearity, and amplified spontaneous emission. The new model is employed to study nonlinear gain-induced effects on the spectrotemporal characteristics of amplified subpicosecond pulses, in both the anomalous and the normal dispersion regimes.

Three-dimensional analysis of mode discrimination in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers.

Optical mode discrimination in vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers that contain distributed Bragg reflectors (DBRs) and a spatially limited gain medium is analyzed numerically. It is assumed that the output field is linearly polarized owing to gain selectivity. The analysis employs a three-dimensional model and an angular spectrum of plane-wave decomposition with the proper polarizations.

Tight packaging of erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers.

A numerical model for erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers (EDWAs) containing bent waveguides was developed. The model uses rate-propagation equations and takes into account bend-induced losses in the waveguide with a varying radius of curvature. It is applied to the design of tightly packed erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers under two constraints: minimization of the area required to obtain a predetermined gain and maximization of the gain available from a given area.