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Toward practical holey fiber technology: fabrication, splicing, modeling, and characterization
Optics Letters
|December 13, 2007
Summary
Researchers fabricated mechanically robust holey fiber and demonstrated splicing. This enabled the first detailed characterization of holey fiber properties near 1.5 micrometers, validating predictive models.
Area of Science:
- Optical Fiber Technology
- Materials Science
- Photonics
Background:
- Holey fibers offer unique optical properties but fabrication and handling challenges have limited their characterization.
- Previous studies lacked detailed analysis of long-length, mechanically robust holey fibers.
Purpose of the Study:
- To report the fabrication of long, mechanically robust holey fibers.
- To demonstrate the splicing of these fibers.
- To perform the first detailed characterization of holey fiber properties near 1.5 micrometers.
Main Methods:
- Fabrication of long lengths of mechanically robust holey fiber.
- Development and demonstration of splicing techniques for holey fibers.
- Optical characterization, including dispersion measurements, near 1.5 micrometers.
Main Results:
- Successful fabrication of mechanically robust, long-length holey fibers.
- First demonstration of successful splicing of holey fibers.
- Detailed characterization of holey fiber properties near 1.5 micrometers.
- Dispersion measurements align with numerical predictions.
Conclusions:
- Mechanically robust holey fibers can be fabricated and spliced.
- The developed numerical model accurately predicts holey fiber properties.
- These advances pave the way for practical applications of holey fibers.
