Title :
Reduction in optical loss of conventional and photonic crystal fibers
Author :
Tsujikawa, K. ; Tajiraa, K. ; Zhou, J.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Laboratories, Chiba-shi, Japan
Abstract :
We reevaluate the intrinsic losses of silica-based optical fibers at 0.095 - 0.130 dB/km at 1.55 /spl mu/m, and describe the impact of loss reduction in conventional and photonic crystal fibers on wavelength-division-multiplexing transmission systems.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; photonic crystals; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.55 mum; intrinsic losses; loss reduction; photonic crystal fibers; silica-based optical fibers; wavelength-division-multiplexing transmission systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
