Title :
Design optimization and testing of low bending loss hole assisted fibers
Author :
Richard, Simon ; Montaigne, Nelly ; Mariette, Nicolas ; Fleureau, Anne ; Lempereur, Simon ; Bouwmans, Géraud ; Nouchi, Pascale
Author_Institution :
Draka Commun., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
In this paper, we first show with modelling work that, as is well known for step-index fibers. A hole assisted fiber was designed with this method and fabricated, targeting MAC values around 7.7 with minimum bending loss. Six holes were drilled in a preform made with standard Draka process. The drawing was performed on a standard single mode fiber production tower.
Keywords :
drilling; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; wire drawing; drawing process; fiber design optimization; hole drilling; low-bending loss hole assisted fiber; single-mode fiber production tower; standard Draka process; step-index fiber testing; Design methodology; Design optimization; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical microscopy; Optical sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5191717
