Title :
Reducing losses in photonic crystal fibres
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath
Abstract :
The loss of photonic crystal fibres is determined by the fibre attenuation, and also input and output coupling losses. I will review present understanding of both types of loss, and how they can be mitigated
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; fibre attenuation; input coupling loss; output coupling loss; photonic crystal fibres; Glass; Light scattering; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber losses; Optical scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses; Rayleigh scattering; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215950
