• DocumentCode
    2062614
  • Title

    Single-mode optical fibres with record core diameters

  • Author

    Mckay, Hugh A. ; Fu, Libin ; Dong, Liang

  • Author_Institution
    IMRA America Inc., Ann arbour, MI
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    21-25 Sept. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Strictly single-mode fibres with record core-diameters of 82 mum @ 1 mum and 130 mum @ 1.55 mum are demonstrated. They have parabolic index profile with record low index difference of ~6times10-5, achieved by innovative built-in thermal stress.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre testing; piezo-optical effects; refractive index; built-in thermal stress; parabolic index profile; refractive index; single-mode optical fibre core diameter; single-mode propagation; size 1 mum; size 1.55 mum; size 130 mum; size 82 mum; stress-optics effect; Chemical vapor deposition; Coils; Glass; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Silicon compounds; Thermal stresses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Brussels
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2227-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2228-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729557
  • Filename
    4729557