Title :
Universal single-mode dispersion-flattened fluoride fibre designed for optimum performance from 1·5 to 2·9 μm
Author :
Sunak, H.R.D. ; Bastien, Steven P.
Author_Institution :
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI
fDate :
7/7/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple step-index with depressed-cladding single-mode fluoride fibre gives excellent dispersion flattening over a broad spectral range, 1$.5-2.9 μm. The extrinsic losses due to macrobending, microbending and splicing are also minimised. This design enables the use of fluoride fibres at ~1.55 μm and later can be upgraded to 2.55 μm, where predicted losses are significantly less than those of silica fibres at 1.55 μm
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical losses; 1.5 to 2.9 micron; depressed-cladding; dispersion flattening; extrinsic losses; fluoride fibre; loss minimisation; macrobending; microbending; optical communication; optical fibres; optimum performance; single-mode; splicing; step-index;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
