• DocumentCode
    515962
  • Title

    Reducing spectral attenuation in solid-core photonic crystal fibers

  • Author

    Gris-Sánchez, I. ; Mangan, B.J. ; Knight, J.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Bath, Bath, UK
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We describe the effects of fabrication process timing and preform exposure to atmospheric air on spectral attenuation in photonic crystal fibers. The lowest attenuation is achieved by rapid processing.
  • Keywords
    photonic crystals; preforms; atmospheric air; fabrication process timing; preform exposure; rapid processing; solid-core photonic crystal fibers; spectral attenuation; Absorption; Attenuation; Crystalline materials; Fabrication; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Photonic crystal fibers; Preforms; Silicon compounds; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-884-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465675