Title :
Bending-insensitive single-mode hole-assisted fibers with reduced splice loss
Author :
Tsuchida, Yukihiro ; Saitoh, Kunimasa ; Koshiba, Masanori
Author_Institution :
Div. of Media & Network Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo
Abstract :
We propose a novel type of bending-insensitive single-mode hole-assisted fiber with a mode field diameter of 9.3 mum and a bending loss of 0.011 dB/turn at 1.55 mum for bending diameter of 10 mm
Keywords :
bending; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; splicing; 1.55 micron; 10 mm; 9.3 micron; bending loss; bending-insensitive single-mode; fiber-to-the-home system; hole-assisted fibers; mode field diameter; splice loss; Facsimile; Optical design; Optical device fabrication; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Photonic crystal fibers; Silicon compounds; Wiring;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-795-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2005.201787