• DocumentCode
    1512900
  • Title

    Splice losses in holey optical fibers

  • Author

    Lizier, J.T. ; Town, G.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. & Inf. Eng., Sydney Univ., NSW, Australia
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    794
  • Lastpage
    796
  • Abstract
    Splice losses between standard step-index fiber and holey optical fibers were calculated for a range of fiber parameters and wavelengths using finite-difference time-domain simulations. The optimal holey fiber parameters for minimum splice loss were determined. It was found that the optimal parameters could also be predicted using analytical approximations incorporating the effective index model.
  • Keywords
    approximation theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical fibre losses; optical fibre theory; optimisation; analytical approximations; effective index model; fiber parameters; finite-difference time-domain simulations; holey optical fibers; minimum splice loss; optimal holey fiber parameters; optimal parameters; splice losses; standard step-index fiber; Cities and towns; Finite difference methods; Hafnium; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical waveguides; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.935806
  • Filename
    935806