Title :
Fabrication of polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber optical attenuator using air hole diameter control
Author :
Yokota, Hideo ; Inoue, Naoko ; Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki ; Imai, Yuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Sci. & Eng., Ibaraki Univ., Hitachi, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber optical attenuators were fabricated using air hole diameter control with CO2 laser irradiation technique. The desired attenuation could be obtained by the air hole diameter control with the laser power adjustment.
Keywords :
gas lasers; holey fibres; laser beam effects; laser materials processing; optical attenuators; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; CO2 laser irradiation technique; air hole diameter control; laser power adjustment; optical attenuator; optical fabrication; polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber; Attenuation; Fabrication; Fiber lasers; Measurement by laser beam; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
