Splice-free interfacing of photonic crystal fibers

Leon-Saval, SG; Birks, TA; Joly, NY; George, AK; Wadsworth, WJ; Kakarantzas, G; Russell, PStJ

dc.contributor.author	Leon-Saval, SG	en
dc.contributor.author	Birks, TA	en
dc.contributor.author	Joly, NY	en
dc.contributor.author	George, AK	en
dc.contributor.author	Wadsworth, WJ	en
dc.contributor.author	Kakarantzas, G	en
dc.contributor.author	Russell, PStJ	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:54:30Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:54:30Z
dc.date.issued	2005	en
dc.identifier.issn	01469592	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/27417
dc.subject.other	Crystalline materials	en
dc.subject.other	Nonlinear optics	en
dc.subject.other	Optical design	en
dc.subject.other	Refractive index	en
dc.subject.other	Scanning electron microscopy	en
dc.subject.other	Silica	en
dc.subject.other	Graded-index lens	en
dc.subject.other	Low-loss interfaces	en
dc.subject.other	Photonic crystal fibers (PCF)	en
dc.subject.other	Splice-free interfacing	en
dc.subject.other	Single mode fibers	en
dc.title	Splice-free interfacing of photonic crystal fibers	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1364/OL.30.001629	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.30.001629	en
heal.publicationDate	2005	en
heal.abstract	We report a new method for making low-loss interfaces between conventional single-mode fibers and photonic crystal fibers (PCFs). Adapted from the fabrication of PCP preforms from stacked tubes and rods, this method avoids the need for splicing and is versatile enough to interface to virtually any type of index-guiding silica PCF. We illustrate the method by forming interfaces to two problematic types of PCF, highly nonlinear and multicore. In particular, we believe this to be the first method capable of individually coupling light into and out of all the cores of a fiber with multiple closely spaced cores, without input or output cross talk. © 2005 Optical Society of America.	en
heal.journalName	Optics Letters	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1364/OL.30.001629	en
dc.identifier.volume	30	en
dc.identifier.issue	13	en
dc.identifier.spage	1629	en
dc.identifier.epage	1631	en