• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 38, Issue 9, 905006 (2011)
Zhou Hang*, Chen Zilun, Li Jie, Hou Jing, and Chen Jinbao
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    DOI: 10.3788/cjl201138.0905006 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhou Hang, Chen Zilun, Li Jie, Hou Jing, Chen Jinbao. Improved Performance of PCF Combiners with Expanded Core-Tapered Technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(9): 905006 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    A novel design of photonic crystal fiber (PCF) combiners is demonstrated. First, collapse three rings of air holes near to the fiber core using the post-processing techniques of PCFs, to enlarge the core. Then, taper it. Finally, splice the tapered multi-photonic crystal fibers into a multimode fiber for output. The axial losses of the directly tapered combiners and the expanded core-tapered combiners at different incident wavelengths are simulated and compared. The results show that the transmission losses of the expanded core-tapered combiners are far below those of the combiners without using the technology.
    Zhou Hang, Chen Zilun, Li Jie, Hou Jing, Chen Jinbao. Improved Performance of PCF Combiners with Expanded Core-Tapered Technology[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(9): 905006
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