Extremely small-core photonic crystal fiber fusion splicing with a single-mode fiber

Bruno D. Tiburcio; Gil M. Fernandes; Armando N. Pinto

doi:10.1117/12.2027586

18 November 2013 Extremely small-core photonic crystal fiber fusion splicing with a single-mode fiber

Bruno D. Tiburcio, Gil M. Fernandes, Armando N. Pinto

Proceedings Volume 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications; 8785FF (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027586
Event: 8th Ibero American Optics Meeting/11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 2013, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

We present a low-loss fusion splicing of a non-linear photonic-crystal fiber (NL-PCF) with a single-mode fiber (SMF), helped by an intermediate fiber, using a electric-arc splicer. We also analysed the splice loss between SMF and intermediate fiber, as a function of the electrical discharge duration, to achieve a low-loss transition between SMF and intermediate fiber, through a thermally expanded core splice (TEC). The NL-PCF has a external cladding diameter of 105 μm, a core diameter of 1.7 μm and mode-field diameter (MFD) of 1.5 μm. We also performed mechanical strength tests to verify the robustness of the splice joints obtained.

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Bruno D. Tiburcio, Gil M. Fernandes, and Armando N. Pinto "Extremely small-core photonic crystal fiber fusion splicing with a single-mode fiber", Proc. SPIE 8785, 8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications, 8785FF (18 November 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2027586

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