Reducing spectral attenuation in small-core photonic crystal fibers

被引:13
作者
Gris-Sanchez, I. [1 ]
Mangan, B. J. [1 ]
Knight, J. C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Bath, Dept Phys, Ctr Photon & Photon Mat, Bath BA2 7AY, Avon, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
SILICA OPTICAL-FIBERS; SUPERCONTINUUM GENERATION; TRANSMISSION; ABSORPTION; SCATTERING; ROUGHNESS; LASER;
D O I
10.1364/OME.1.000179
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We describe a modified fabrication process to reduce spectral attenuation in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers (PCF) by reducing the effect of OH(-) content in the silica glass. In particular we show outstanding results for small core sizes of 2 mu m diameter including an attenuation of 10dB/km at the OH(-) peak wavelength of 1384nm, by annealing the preform prior to the fiber draw. (C)2010 Optical Society of America
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页码:179 / 184
页数:6
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