Design and development of a trenched optical fiber with ultra-low bending loss

doi:10.1364/OE.17.010350

Optics Express

Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
Vol. 17, Iss. 12 — Jun. 8, 2009
pp: 10350–10363

Design and development of a trenched optical fiber with ultra-low bending loss

Pramod R. Watekar, Seongmin Ju, and Won-Taek Han »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 17, Issue 12, pp. 10350-10363 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.17.010350

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Abstract

We have designed and experimentally demonstrated a single mode optical fiber with a very low bending loss of about 0.014 dB/loop at 1550 nm for a bending radius of 5 mm.

OCIS Codes
(060.2310) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics
(060.2330) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics communications

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: March 18, 2009
Revised Manuscript: May 31, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: June 2, 2009
Published: June 5, 2009

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Pramod R. Watekar, Seongmin Ju, and Won-Taek Han, "Design and development of a trenched optical fiber with ultra-low bending loss," Opt. Express 17, 10350-10363 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-17-12-10350

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