Title :
Macro bending losses in kagome-lattice fibers
Author :
Bhardwaj, A. ; Beaudou, B. ; Gérôme, F. ; Humbert, G. ; Auguste, J.L. ; Blondy, J.M. ; Benabid, F.
Author_Institution :
XLIM-UMR 6172, Univ. de Limoges, Limoges, France
Abstract :
Kagome-lattice fibers with different number of cladding layers have been investigated. Adding at least two layers decreases the bending sensitivity by more than one order of magnitude, resulting on tiny effects in the fundamental band.
Keywords :
bending; holey fibres; optical fibre cladding; optical lattices; photonic crystals; Kagome-lattice HC-PCF; Kagome-lattice hollow core photonic crystal fiber; bending sensitivity; cladding layer; macrobending loss; Numerical models; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Propagation losses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
