Methodology of splicing large air filling factor suspended core photonic crystal fibres

• Autorzy: Jaroszewicz L. R. , Murawski M. , Nasilowski T. , Stasiewicz K. , Marć P. , Szymański M. , Mergo P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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We report the methodology of effective low-loss fusion splicing a photonic crystal fibre (PCF) to itself as well as to a standard single mode fibre (SMF). Distinctly from other papers in this area, we report on the results for splicing suspended core (SC) PCF having tiny core and non-Gaussian shape of guided beam. We show that studied splices exhibit transmission losses strongly dispersive and non-reciprocal in view of light propagation direction. Achieved splicing losses, defined as larger decrease in transmitted optical power comparing both propagation directions, are equal to 2.71 ±0.25 dB, 1.55 ±0.25 dB at 1550 nm for fibre SC PCF spliced to itself and to SMF, respectively.

Słowa kluczowe

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photonic crystal fibre; splicing; losses

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: Vol. 19, No. 2
• Strony: 256--259
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 10 poz., il., wykr.

Twórcy

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Jaroszewicz L. R.

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Murawski M.

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Nasilowski T.

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Stasiewicz K.

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Marć P.

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Szymański M.

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Mergo P.

• Institute of Applied Physics, Military University of Technology, 2 Kaliskiego Str., 00-908 Warsaw, Poland,

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