• 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