Title :
Low-loss dispersion-shifted polarisation-maintaining fibres
Author :
Sasaki, Yutaka ; Tajima, Katsubumi ; Seikai, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Electrical Communications Laboratories, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Low-loss polarisation-maintaining fibres, with the zero dispersion wavelength shifted to 1.56 ¿m, have been fabricated. A minimum transmission loss of 0.27 dB/km and crosstalk of ¿22dB over a length of 4.1km, corresponding to h = 1.53 × 10-6m-1, are achieved at the same wavelength.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical losses; 1.56 micron; DS-PANDA fibres; crosstalk; minimum transmission loss; optical fibres; polarisation-maintaining fibres; zero dispersion wavelength;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870203
