Title :
Low splice loss between 34 μm core diameter Bragg fibre and G-652 fibre by using micro-optics
Author :
Février, S. ; Viale, P. ; Kaczmarek, C. ; Chanclou, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Recherche en Commun. Opt. et Microondes, Univ. de Limoges, France
Abstract :
The splice loss at 1.55 μm between a 34 μm core diameter singlemode photonic bandgap fibre and a G-652 fibre has been dramatically reduced from 2.5 to 0.8 dB by using a micro-optics composed of graded-index and coreless pure silica fibres.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; micro-optics; optical fibre losses; photonic band gap; silicon compounds; 34 micron; Bragg fibre; G-652 fibre; micro-optics; pure silica fibres; singlemode photonic bandgap fibre; splice loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20052809
