Title :
Characterization and fusion splicing of single-mode photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Borzycki, Krzysztof ; Schuster, Kay
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Telecommun. (NIT), Warsaw, Poland
Abstract :
Characterization of two single mode silica photonic crystal fibers strongly doped with GeO2 included also arc fusion splicing to standard single mode fibers for connections to test instruments, made successfully with machine designed for telecom fibers. Tested with OTDR, both fibers exhibited very strong backscattering and fairly high attenuation: 45-70 dB/km at 1310 nm and 1550 nm. Despite very similar design, their polarization mode dispersion (PMD) differed significantly (1127 ps/km and 118 ps/km) and was apparently produced by different mechanisms, as suggested by dependence on temperature and fiber twist.
Keywords :
backscatter; germanium compounds; holey fibres; optical design techniques; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre polarisation; optical fibre testing; optical time-domain reflectometry; photonic crystals; silicon compounds; splicing; OTDR; PMD; SiO2:GeO2; arc fusion splicing; attenuation; backscattering; fiber twist; polarization mode dispersion; single mode silica photonic crystal fibers; standard single mode fibers; telecom fibers; temperature dependence; wavelength 1310 nm; wavelength 1550 nm; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Photonic crystal fibers; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Optoelectronics and Lasers (CAOL), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Sudak
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0016-9
DOI :
10.1109/CAOL.2013.6657516
