DocumentCode
421658
Title
Splice-less interfacing of conventional fibers to photonic crystal fibers
Author
Leon-Saval, S.G. ; Kakarantzas, G. ; George, A.K. ; Birks, T.A. ; Russell, P. St J
Author_Institution
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, UK
Volume
2
fYear
2004
fDate
16-21 May 2004
Abstract
Coupling into small-core photonic crystal fibers is not easy, even with bulk optics. By adapting the PCF fabrication technique, low-loss adiabatic transitions between single-mode fibers and small-core PCFs are achieved without splicing.
Keywords
interface structure; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; photonic crystals; PCF fabrication technique; coupling; low-loss adiabatic transitions; photonic crystal fibers; single-mode fibers; splice-less interfacing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-777-6
Type
conf
Filename
1360854
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