Title :
Low loss photonic crystal fiber fabricated by slurry casting method
Author :
Yajima, Tamotsu ; Yamamoto, Jun ; Ishii, Futoshi ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Yoshida, Masato ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution :
Kohoku Kogyo Co. Ltd., Nagahama, Japan
Abstract :
We describe low-loss silica photonic crystal fiber fabricated by a slurry casting method with an OH reduction process that provides a highly flexible air-hole structure and a low fabrication cost. The loss was 1.1 dB/km at 1.55 μm.
Keywords :
casting; holey fibres; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; SiO2; flexible air-hole structure; low-loss silica photonic crystal fiber; reduction process; slurry casting method; Absorption; Casting; Fabrication; Preforms; Propagation losses; Silicon compounds; Slurries;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
