Title :
A non-silica bridging wire between silica fiber tapers for novel in-line components
Author :
Chen, Nan-Kuang ; Kuan, Pei-Wen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electro-Opt. Eng., Nat. United Univ., Miaoli, Taiwan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the power delivering between two silica fiber tapers through a bridging wire made of a highly nonlinear tellurite glass. The Fresnel reflection at the splicing point is significantly reduced by angled-cut fiber tapers.
Keywords :
light reflection; optical fibres; optical glass; silicon compounds; splicing; tellurium compounds; Fresnel reflection; SiO2; TeO2-JkJk; angled-cut fiber tapers; highly nonlinear tellurite glass; in-line components; nonsilica bridging wire; silica fiber tapers; splicing point; Dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Geometrical optics; Glass; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical network units; Silicon compounds; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
