• DocumentCode
    1594674
  • Title

    Low loss microstructured polymer optical fibre (mPOF)

  • Author

    Lwin, Richard ; Argyros, Alexander ; Leon-Saval, Sergio ; Large, Maryanne C J

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Photonics & Opt. Sci., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Using a high tension draw we produced a fibre with a loss of 0.16 dB/m at 650nm, making mPOF competitive for the first time with conventional POF. Annealing increases thermal stability.
  • Keywords
    annealing; holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; thermal stability; annealing; fabrication parameter; high-tension drawing; loss 0.16 dB; low-loss microstructured polymer optical fibre; thermal stability; wavelength 650 nm; Annealing; Optical fiber losses; Optical surface waves; Polymers; Scattering; Thermal stability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA
  • ISSN
    pending
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0213-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5875748