• DocumentCode
    2787281
  • Title

    Low-loss splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges

  • Author

    Xiao, Limin ; Jin, Wei ; Demokan, M.S.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electrical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrated low-loss splicing small-core photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) and single-mode fibers by repeated arc discharges applied over the splicing joint to gradually collapse the air holes of the small-core PCF.
  • Keywords
    Arc discharges; Microstructure; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber sensors; Optical losses; Optical sensors; Photonic crystal fibers; Splicing; Temperature distribution;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2007.4431323
  • Filename
    4431323