Title :
Splice losses in holey optical fibers
Author :
Lizier, J.T. ; Town, G.E.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Splice losses between standard step-index fiber and holey optical fibers were calculated for a range of fiber parameters and wavelengths using finite-difference time-domain simulations. The optimal holey fiber parameters for minimum splice loss were determined. It was found that the optimal parameters could also be predicted using analytical approximations incorporating the effective index model.
Keywords :
approximation theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical fibre losses; optical fibre theory; optimisation; analytical approximations; effective index model; fiber parameters; finite-difference time-domain simulations; holey optical fibers; minimum splice loss; optimal holey fiber parameters; optimal parameters; splice losses; standard step-index fiber; Cities and towns; Finite difference methods; Hafnium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
