Title :
High tensile strength photonic crystal
Author :
Zhou, Jian ; Tajima, Katsusuke ; Kurokawa, Kenji ; Nakajima, Kazuhide ; Saokawa, I.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
PCFs can have a higher tensile strength than conventional silica fibers because the holes prevent flaws from growing. A proper designed PCF shows a tensile strength of 7 kgf which is unobtainable with commercial SMF.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre testing; photonic crystals; tensile strength; tensile testing; PCF design; photonic crystal; tensile strength;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
