Title :
Very large effective area singlemode photonic bandgap fibre
Author :
Février, S. ; Viale, P. ; Gérôme, E. ; Leproux, P. ; Roy, P. ; Blondy, J.-M. ; Dussardier, B. ; Monnom, G.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Recherche en Commun. Opt. et Microondes, Univ. de Limoges, France
Abstract :
A photonic bandgap fibre consisting of a 34 μm diameter pure silica core surrounded by a periodic cladding has been modelled and characterised. It guides a robust HE11 mode at 1.55 μm with a 517 μm2 effective area and 0.4 dB/m propagation losses.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; photonic band gap; 1.55 micron; SiO2; effective area; periodic cladding; propagation loss; silica core; single-mode photonic bandgap fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030841
