Title :
Robust low loss splicing of hollow core photonic bandgap fiber to itself
Author :
Wooler, J.P. ; Gray, D. ; Poletti, F. ; Petrovich, M.N. ; Wheeler, N.V. ; Parmigiani, F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
Robust, low loss (0.16dB) splicing of hollow core photonic band gap fiber to itself is presented. Modal content is negligibly affected by splicing, enabling penalty-free 40Gbit/s data transmission over > 200m of spliced PBGF.
Keywords :
data communication; optical fibre networks; photonic band gap; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; hollow core photonic bandgap fiber; modal content; penalty-free data transmission; robust low loss splicing; spliced PBGF; Bit error rate; Microstructure; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
