Title :
Low-loss splicing of photonic crystal fibres by controlled hole collapse
Author :
Chen, Z. ; Xiong, C. ; Xiao, L.M. ; Wadsworth, W.J. ; Birks, T.A.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Optoelectron. Sci. & Eng., Nat. Univ. of Defense Technol., Changsha, China
Abstract :
Low-loss splices have been formed between small-core photonic crystal fibres and fibres with much larger mode field diameters. The PCF´s core is enlarged using controlled hole collapse before splicing with a conventional electric-arc fusion splicer.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical control; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; splicing; controlled hole collapse; electric-arc fusion splicer; low-loss splicing; small-core photonic crystal fibre; Educational institutions; Fires; Heating; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Physics; Propagation losses; Splicing; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (060.2340) Fiber optics components;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
