Title :
Fabrication of mode field converter in H2-loaded SMF-28e using CW-Ar+ laser
Author :
Violakis, Georgios ; Aggarwal, Nandita ; Limberger, Hans G.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Ecole Polytech. Fed. de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Abstract :
We report on mode field diameter changes of -231% due to UV-induced core refractive index changes of ≤10-2 in SMF-28e leading to a loss reduction of 0.83 dB between SMF-28e and a dispersion compensating fiber.
Keywords :
argon; gas lasers; hydrogen; optical fabrication; optical fibre dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; refractive index; Ar; H2; SMF-28e; UV-induced core refractive index; dispersion compensating fiber; mode field converter fabrication; Indexes; Insertion loss; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
