Title :
The fundamental limits to the attenuation of hollow-core photonic crystal fibres
Author :
Birks, T.A. ; Roberts, P.J. ; Couny, F. ; Sabert, H. ; Mangan, B.J. ; Williams, D.P. ; Farr, L. ; Mason, M.W. ; Tomlinson, A. ; Knight, J.C. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Abstract :
We propose that the transmission of hollow-core photonic crystal fibres is ultimately limited by scattering from roughness due to frozen-in surface capillary waves. This is confirmed by measurements of the surface roughness in a HC-PCF, the angular distribution of the power scattered out of the core, and the wavelength dependence of the minimum loss of fibres drawn to different scales.
Keywords :
capillary waves; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; HC-PCF; fibre fabrication; frozen-surface capillary wave; hollow-core photonic crystal fibre; optical fibre attenuation; photonic bandgap fibre; scattering; Attenuation; Electromagnetic scattering; Loss measurement; Particle scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Power measurement; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface waves; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1505762
