• DocumentCode
    499409
  • 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
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5224494
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=499409