Title :
Low insertion-loss (1.8 dB) and vacuum-pressure all-fiber gas cell based on Hollow-Core PCF
Author :
Benabid, F. ; Light, P.S. ; Couny, F.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Bath, Bath
Abstract :
We report on an innovative hollow-core photonic crystal fiber (HC-PCF) based gas cell fabrication technique relying on the diffusion of helium gas through the silica walls of the fiber. This technique offers low-insertion loss (1.8 dB) and gas-filling at low pressure levels (0.001 mbar or less).
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical materials; photonic crystals; gas-filling; hollow-core PCF; insertion loss; optical fabrication technique; photonic crystal fiber; vacuum-pressure all-fiber gas cell; Absorption; Assembly; Contamination; Fabrication; Filling; Gases; Helium; Optical losses; Photonics; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386406
