• DocumentCode
    1746117
  • Title

    Silica GIO fibers with high performance

  • Author

    Ogura, A. ; Shiraishi, K. ; Kato, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Fac. of Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Japan
  • Volume
    4
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    A silica graded-index oval-core (GIO) fiber that can transform an elliptical field with an aspect ratio of 3.8 to a circular one, and vice versa, has been fabricated for the first time. The fiber promises low-loss coupling between high-power pumping LDs and single-mode fibers.
  • Keywords
    gradient index optics; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; silicon compounds; SiO/sub 2/; aspect ratio; circular field; elliptical field; high performance; high-power pumping LD; low-loss coupling; silica GIO fibers; silica graded-index oval-core fiber; single-mode fibers; Coupling circuits; Diode lasers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Production facilities; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Telephony; Transformer cores;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927489