• DocumentCode
    447852
  • Title

    Mode area limits in practical single-mode fibers

  • Author

    Baggett, Joanne C. ; Monro, Tanya M. ; Richardson, D.J.

  • Author_Institution
    Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    62
  • Abstract
    The upper limits imposed by bend loss on practical mode size in single-mode holey and step-index fibers are identified for a range of wavelengths. Using these results we quantify the advantages offered by holey fibers.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; bend loss; holey fibers; mode area limit; single-mode fibers; step-index fibers; Bandwidth; Hafnium; Holey fibers; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical fiber losses; Performance loss; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Silicon compounds;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-795-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2005.201677
  • Filename
    1572743