Title :
Low Loss and Temperature Stable Microstructured Polymer Optical Fibers
Author :
Argyros, Alexander ; Lwin, Richard ; Leon-Saval, Sergio G. ; Poulin, Jerome ; Poladian, Leon ; Large, Maryanne C J
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
We report on a study of the loss mechanisms in microstructured polymer optical fibers (mPOF), resulting in the fabrication of mPOF with a loss equal to that of commercial polymer optical fibers of 0.16 dB/m at 650 nm, nearing the limit imposed by material absorption. The contributions of confinement loss, macroscopic defects, microbending, and surface roughness are investigated and quantified. The temperature stability of mPOF is also investigated and is dependent on stresses introduced into the fiber during fabrication. A method for achieving stable operation up to 90 °C with a minimal increase in fiber loss is outlined.
Keywords :
bending; holey fibres; light absorption; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; confinement loss; low loss microstructured polymer optical fiber; macroscopic defects; material absorption; microbending; surface roughness; temperature stability; temperature stable microstructured polymer optical fiber; wavelength 650 nm; Loss measurement; Optical fibers; Polymers; Scattering; Surface roughness; Temperature measurement; Microstructured optical fibers; microstructured polymer optical fibers (mPOF); polymer optical fibers (POF); temperature stability;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2011.2178231
