• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 38, Issue 1, 106004 (2011)
Xi Xiaoming1、*, Chen Zilun1, Sun Guilin1、2, Liu Xiaoqi3, and Hou Jing1
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    Xi Xiaoming, Chen Zilun, Sun Guilin, Liu Xiaoqi, Hou Jing. Fusion Splicing of Small Solid Core Photonic Crystal Fibers with Conventional Fibers Based on Controlled Hole Collapse[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(1): 106004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    The main source of fusion splicing loss between photonics crystal fibers (PCFs) and conventional fibers is from the mismatching of mode field diameters (MFDs) of fibers. We proposed a method to realize low loss splicing between small core diameter PCFs and conventional fibers. Using a fusion taper rig, we controlled hole collapse accurately to enlarge the MFDs of PCFs. As a result, the splicing loss of conventional fiber and PCF with quite mismatch MFDs can be decreased. Using this method a 0.2 dB splicing loss between a PCF with 3.94 μm MFD and a conventional fiber with 10.4 μm MFD was obtained experimentally.
    Xi Xiaoming, Chen Zilun, Sun Guilin, Liu Xiaoqi, Hou Jing. Fusion Splicing of Small Solid Core Photonic Crystal Fibers with Conventional Fibers Based on Controlled Hole Collapse[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2011, 38(1): 106004
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