Title :
Wide-bandwidth, low-loss, 19-cell hollow core photonic band gap fiber and its potential for low latency data transmission
Author :
Wheeler, N.V. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Slavík, R. ; Baddela, N. ; Numkam, E. ; Hayes, J.R. ; Gray, D.R. ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
A record low loss (3.5dB/km) for a wide operating bandwidth HC-PBGF is reported. Detailed time-of-flight measurements are also presented, enabling first measurements of latency and differential group delay between mode groups in HC-PBGF.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical communication equipment; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; photonic crystals; low latency data transmission; low loss hollow core photonic band gap fiber; time-of-flight measurements; wide bandwidth; Bandwidth; Loss measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
