Title :
Single-mode photonic crystal fiber with low bending loss and Aeff of > 200 μm2 for ultra high-speed WDM transmission
Author :
Matsui, Takashi ; Sakamoto, Taiji ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Tomita, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose photonic crystal fiber with W-shaped effective index profile to achieve the largest Aeff for telecommunication use. We realized a 220-μm2 Aeff with a cut-off wavelength and bending loss compatible with ITU-T recommendation G.655.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; photonic crystals; wavelength division multiplexing; ITU-T recommendation G.655; W-shaped effective index profile; WDM; bending loss; single-mode photonic crystal fiber; Degradation; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical design; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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
