Title :
Air-guidance over 345m large-core photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Hansen, T.P. ; Broeng, J. ; Jakobsen, C. ; Vienne, G. ; Simonsen, H.R. ; Nielsen, M.D. ; Skovgaard, P.M.W. ; Folkenberg, J.R. ; Bjarklev, A.
Author_Institution :
Crystal Fibre A/S, Birkerod, Denmark
Abstract :
For development of hollow-core transmission fibers the realizable fibers lengths, bandwidth, characterization and compatibility with standard technology are important issues. We report record-length air-guiding fiber, spectral properties, splicing, and OTDR measurements.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical time-domain reflectometry; photonic band gap; spectral analysis; 345 m; OTDR measurement; air-guiding fiber; fiber bandwidth; fiber length; hollow-core transmission fibers; large-core photonic bandgap fiber; spectral property; splicing; Bandwidth; Optical attenuators; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical recording; Photonic bandgap fibers; Splicing; Standards development;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248585
