Title :
Characteristics of dispersion-flattened depressed-cladding single-mode fluoride fibers from 1.55 to 3.1 mu m
Author :
Sunak, Harish R D ; Bastien, Steven P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI, USA
Abstract :
An analysis of chromatic dispersion in single-mode fluoride fibers is presented. It is shown that it is possible, with a simple depressed-cladding profile, to obtain the necessary flexibility to achieve simultaneously dispersion-flattening and minimum extrinsic losses. Hence, optimum performance is obtained over a broad wavelength region. Dispersion sensitivity to small variations in the design parameters is also reported. Some preliminary comparison is made to present-day silica fibers.<>
Keywords :
claddings; fluoride glasses; optical dispersion; optical fibres; 1.55 to 3.1 micron; broad wavelength region; chromatic dispersion; dispersion-flattened depressed-cladding single-mode fluoride fibers; minimum extrinsic losses; optimum performance; simple depressed-cladding profile; Chromatic dispersion; Communication systems; Glass; Manufacturing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical waveguides; Refractive index; Silicon compounds;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
