Title :
Low bend loss in tightly-bent optical fibers through adiabatic bend transitions
Author :
Yao, Lei ; Birks, T.A. ; Knight, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate low bend loss for tightly bent optical fibers by winding the fiber around a mandrel designed to follow an adiabatic transition path into the bend.
Keywords :
coupled mode analysis; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; adiabatic bend transition; bend loss; coupled local mode theory; fiber fabrication; fiber loss; mandrel; tightly-bent optical fiber; Coatings; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber theory; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Photonics; Propagation losses; Refractive index; Wounds; (060.2310) Fiber optics; (220.2560) Propagating methods;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
