Single-mode microstructured polymer optical fibre

Author

Large, M.C.J. ; van Eijkelenborg, M.A. ; Argyros, Antonis ; Manos, S. ; Issa, N.A. ; Bassett, I. ; Fleming, Simon

Author_Institution

Opt. Fibre Technol. Centre, Univ. of Sydney, Eveleigh, NSW, Australia

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

527

Lastpage

528

Abstract

A single-mode microstructured polymer optical fibre (MPOF) was fabricated and the guiding properties were demonstrated. Using the multipole expansion technique we found that all of the modes other than the fundamental mode experiences very large confinement losses, which is the basis of single mode propagation in microstructured fibres. The advantages of MPOF over both conventional polymer optical fibres and glass microstructured fibre were discussed. The versatility and low-cost of the manufacturing methods and the chemical flexibility of the polymers provide great potential for applications in data communication networks and for the development of a range of new polymer-based fibre-optic components. The field of microstructured polymer fibres therefore promises to be a rich field of research for some time to come.

Keywords

data communication; micro-optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical polymers; photonic crystals; data fibre communication networks; fibre fabrication; fibre manufacturing methods; fundamental mode; glass microstructured fibre; guiding properties; microstructured polymer fibres; multipole expansion technique; polymer optical fibres; polymer-based fibre-optic components; single-mode microstructured polymer optical fibre; very large confinement losses; Chemicals; Glass; Manufacturing; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical polymers; Optical propagation; Photonic crystal fibers; Propagation losses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036532

Filename

1036532