Title :
Suppression of Fiber Fuse Propagation in Hole Assisted Fiber and Photonic Crystal Fiber
Author :
Hanzawa, Nobutomo ; Kurokawa, Kenji ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Matsui, Takashi ; Nakajima, Kazuhide ; Tomita, Shigeru ; Tsubokawa, Makoto
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We suppressed fiber fuse propagation in hole-assisted fiber (HAF) and photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with input powers above 14 W at 1480 and 1550 nm. This result indicates that the threshold power of fiber fuse propagation in HAF and PCF can be at least 10 times larger than that in conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) in the optical communication band. We also observed the dynamics of fiber fuse termination at a splice point between a test fiber (HAF or PCF) and a conventional fiber (SMF or dispersion-shifted fiber (DSF)). Our experimental results show that air holes in HAF and PCF play an important role in suppressing fiber fuse propagation.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical dispersion; optical fibre testing; photonic crystals; dispersion shifted fiber; fiber fuse propagation; fiber fuse termination; hole assisted fiber; optical communication band; photonic crystal fiber; single mode fiber; splice point; suppression; threshold power; wavelength 1480 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Fiber fuse; high power; hole assisted fiber; photonic crystal fiber;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2010.2052913
