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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 20, Iss. 22 — Oct. 22, 2012
  • pp: 24465–24471

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Pressure-assisted low-loss fusion splicing between photonic crystal fiber and single-mode fiber

Tao Zhu, Fufeng Xiao, Laicai Xu, Min Liu, Ming Deng, and Kin Seng Chiang  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 20, Issue 22, pp. 24465-24471 (2012)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.20.024465


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Abstract

We demonstrate low-loss splicing between a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) and a single-mode fiber (SMF) with a conventional electric-arc fusion splicer, where nitrogen gas (N2) with a proper pressure is pumped into the air holes of the PCF to control the air-hole collapse ratio so as to optimize the mode-field match at the joint. The method is applicable to both solid-core and hollow-core PCFs. With this method, we achieve a splice loss (measured at 1550 nm) of ~0.40 dB for a solid-core PCF and ~1.05 dB for a hollow-core PCF. The method could find wide applications in the fabrication of PCF-based devices.

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OCIS Codes
(060.2340) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics components
(060.5295) Fiber optics and optical communications : Photonic crystal fibers

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: August 2, 2012
Revised Manuscript: September 29, 2012
Manuscript Accepted: October 1, 2012
Published: October 11, 2012

Citation
Tao Zhu, Fufeng Xiao, Laicai Xu, Min Liu, Ming Deng, and Kin Seng Chiang, "Pressure-assisted low-loss fusion splicing between photonic crystal fiber and single-mode fiber," Opt. Express 20, 24465-24471 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-22-24465


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