Title :
Observation of optimum air-hole tapering of splicing between conventional fiber and photonic crystal fiber and analysis of reduction in Fresnel reflection
Author :
Hasegawa, Hideaki ; Kikegawa, Manabu ; Yoshida, Masato ; Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Nakazawa, Masataka
Author_Institution :
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, Japan, hasehide@riec.tohoku.ac.jp
Abstract :
Splicing loss and Fresnel reflection between a conventional fiber and a photonic crystal fiber can be minimized by reducing the air-hole diameter at the splicing point and taper slope.
Keywords :
Fault location; Fresnel reflection; Loss measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical losses; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569517
