Air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers: spectral properties, macrobending loss, and practical handling

Author

Hansen, Theis P. ; Broeng, Jes ; Jakobsen, Christian ; Vienne, Guillaume ; Simonsen, Harald R. ; Nielsen, Martin D. ; Skovgaard, Peter M W ; Folkenberg, Jacob R. ; Bjarklev, Anders

Author_Institution

COM Center, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

22

Issue

1

fYear

2004

Firstpage

11

Lastpage

15

Abstract

For development of hollow-core transmission fibers, the realizable fibers lengths, bandwidth, characterization, and compatibility with standard technology are important issues. We report record-length air-guiding fiber, spectral properties, splicing, and optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) measurements. Furthermore, spectral macrobending loss measurements for two different designs of air-core photonic bandgap fibers are presented. While bending loss is observed, it does not limit operation for all practical bending diameters (>5 mm).

Keywords

optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; photonic band gap; photonic crystals; air-guiding photonic bandgap fibers; hollow-core transmission fibers; macrobending loss; optical fiber losses; optical fiber measurements; optical time domain reflectometer; photonic crystal fibers; practical bending diameters; spectral properties; splicing; Biomedical optical imaging; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical recording; Photonic bandgap fibers; Splicing; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.822833

Filename

1266672