Title :
Specialty fiber: novel fibers for devices
Author_Institution :
OFS Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Abstract :
Fiber-based devices like EDFA and DCMs are critical building blocks of communications systems. In several new areas, novel fibers enable new properties and advances in photonic components. Areas like amplification, dispersion control, nonlinear devices and microstructured fiber will be discussed.
Keywords :
erbium; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; EDFA; communications systems critical building blocks; dispersion compensation module; dispersion control; fiber-based devices; microstructured fiber; nonlinear devices; optical amplification; photonic components; Coatings; Loss measurement; Optical buffering; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optimized production technology; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248081