Title :
A broadband ultra-low loss all-solid photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Wei, Huifeng ; Yan, Pei-Guang ; Chen, Su ; Tong, Weijun ; Luo, Jie ; Ruan, Shuang-Chen
Author_Institution :
R&D Center, Yangtze Opt. Fiber & Cable Co. Ltd., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
We describe the fabrication and characteristic of an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber with loss as low as 0.41 dB/km at 1550 nm within the first-order bandgap. The control of bandgaps, dispersion and bend characteristic has been investigated.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; waveguide discontinuities; all-solid photonic bandgap fiber; dispersion; fibre bends; fibre fabrication; fibre loss; first-order bandgap; wavelength 1550 nm; Optical arrays; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Photonic band gap; Photonic bandgap fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Solids;
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
