Title :
Optical properties of low loss (70dB/km) Kagome hollow core photonic crystal fiber for Rb and Cs based optical applications
Author :
Bradley, T.D. ; Alharbi, M. ; Wang, YY ; Fourcade-Dutin, C. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
We report on hollow-core Kagome fiber with a record loss of 70dB/km and operating at ~800nm. We show experimentally that the bending-loss is limited by coupling between the guiding core mode and the modes in the cladding holes.
Keywords :
bending; caesium; holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; rubidium; Cs; Kagome hollow core photonic crystal fiber; Rb; bending loss; cladding holes; guiding core mode; optical properties; wavelength 800 nm; Atom optics; Optical attenuators; Optical device fabrication; Optical fibers; Optical imaging; Optical reflection;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
