<title>Measurements of HB photonic crystal fibers with low temperature sensitivity</title>

Abstract

We report on experimental studies of phase and group modal birefringence vs. temperature in two highly birefringent (HB) photonic crystal fibers, in which birefringence is caused by filling factor asymmetry. The sensitivity measurements were carried out at two wavelengths 633 and 834 nm. Our results show that temperature sensitivity in the HB photonic crystal fibers is two orders smaller then in traditional HB fibers. Simultaneously, our results exhibit weak dependence of group modal birefringence on temperature.