Low-loss splicing of photonic crystal fibres by controlled hole collapse

Z. Chen; Z. Chen; C. Xiong; L. M. Xiao; W. J. Wadsworth; T. A. Birks

doi:10.1364/CLEO.2009.CMW6

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference
OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2009),
paper CMW6
•https://doi.org/10.1364/CLEO.2009.CMW6

Low-loss splicing of photonic crystal fibres by controlled hole collapse

Z. Chen, C. Xiong, L. M. Xiao, W. J. Wadsworth, and T. A. Birks

Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009

Baltimore, Maryland United States
31 May–5 June 2009
ISBN: 978-1-55752-869-8

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Z. Chen, C. Xiong, L. M. Xiao, W. J. Wadsworth, and T. A. Birks, "Low-loss splicing of photonic crystal fibres by controlled hole collapse," in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics/International Quantum Electronics Conference, OSA Technical Digest (CD) (Optica Publishing Group, 2009), paper CMW6.

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Abstract

Low-loss splices have been formed between small-core photonic crystal fibres and fibres with much larger mode field diameters. The PCF’s core is enlarged using controlled hole collapse before splicing with a conventional electric-arc fusion splicer.

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