Title :
Fusion Splicing Photonic Crystal Fibers and Conventional Single-Mode Fibers: Microhole Collapse Effect
Author :
Xiao, Limin ; Demokan, M.S. ; Jin, Wei ; Wang, Yiping ; Zhao, Chun-liu
Author_Institution :
Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon
Abstract :
We investigate the microhole collapse property of different photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) and its effect on the splice loss using an electric arc fusion splicer. The physical mechanism of the splice loss for different kinds of PCFs is studied, and a guideline for splicing these PCFs and conventional single-mode fibers (SMFs) is proposed. We demonstrate a low-loss fusion splicing of five different PCFs with SMFs, including large-mode PCF, hollow-core PCF, nonlinear PCFs, and polarization-maintaining PCF.
Keywords :
holey fibres; nonlinear optics; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; optical materials; photonic crystals; splicing; SMF; electric arc fusion splicer; hollow-core PCF; large-mode PCF; low-loss fusion splicing; microhole collapse effect; nonlinear PCF; photonic crystal fibers; polarization-maintaining PCF; single-mode fibers; splice loss; Guidelines; Microstructure; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Splicing; Student members; Fusion splicing fibers; micro-optical devices; microstructure fabrication; photonic crystal fiber;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2007.907787
