Title :
Infrared tube-leaky optical fibers with microstructured glass supports
Author :
Kobayashi, S. ; Katagiri, Takahiro ; Matsuura, Yasuyuki
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
Guiding mechanism of tube-leaky fibers composed only of a dielectric thin wall is explained by ray-optic method. The tube-leaky fiber supported by microstructured glass is fabricated and the loss at 2.94-μm wavelength was 0.87dB/m.
Keywords :
dielectric materials; glass; optical fibres; thin wall structures; dielectric thin wall; guiding mechanism; infrared tube-leaky optical fibers; microstructured glass supports; ray-optic method; tube-leaky fibers; wavelength 2.94 mum; Electron tubes; Glass; Loss measurement; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber theory;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
