Abstract

A new multiobjective optimization framework is presented for designing large mode area photonic crystal fibers (LMA-PCFs) with effective single-mode operation in the bent state. For optimizing the structure, we utilize the multiobjective gray wolf optimizer (MOGWO) to maximize the effective mode area (EMA) and the bending loss of higher order modes (HOMs), while minimizing the fundamental mode (FM) loss. The simulation results demonstrate that this framework enables us to improve the EMA by a factor of 1.26 and increase (decrease) the bending loss of the HOMs (the FM) by a factor of 7 (17), compared to the nonoptimal design. In addition, we investigate the dependence of the optical characteristics of the optimized LMA-PCFs on the wavelength and the bending radius. We found that some optimal structures are highly wavelength dependent and are not suitable for wideband applications. Furthermore, we found that the HOM loss is very sensitive to the bending radius. The proposed framework is comprehensive and can be employed to find a broad range of optimal designs for a wide range of applications.

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