Title :
First investigation of longitudinal defects in hollow core photonic bandgap fibers
Author :
Sandoghchi, S.R. ; Zhang, Tianzhu ; Wooler, J.P. ; Baddela, N.K. ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Chen, Yuanfeng ; Jasion, G.T. ; Gray, D.R. ; Fokoua, E. Numkam ; Hayes, J.R. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Poletti, F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
To improve yield in fabricated HC-PBGFs we have studied morphology and longitudinal evolution of occasional, undesired defects causing localized loss. The short spatial and temporal duration of the defects seems indicative of residual preform contaminations.
Keywords :
optical fibres; photonic band gap; hollow core photonic bandgap fibers; localized loss; longitudinal defects; longitudinal evolution; morphology; residual preform contaminations; short spatial duration; temporal duration; Cameras; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Photonic bandgap fibers; Scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.M2F.4
