Title :
Improving bending losses in holey fibers
Author :
Baggett, Joanne C. ; Monro, Tanya M. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Finazzi, V. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
Preliminary work has shown that the bending losses of large-mode-area holey fibers can be improved by modifying the hole configuration (Mortensen et al. (2003)). For the first time, we accurately quantify the advantages of this technique.
Keywords :
bending; optical fibre losses; bending losses; hole configuration; large-mode-area holey fibers; Apertures; Attenuation; Holey fibers; Optical design; Optical design techniques; Optical device fabrication; Optical distortion; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Refractive index;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192770
