Reducing spectral attenuation in small-core photonic crystal fibers

I Gris-Sanchez, Brian J Mangan, Jonathan C Knight

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Abstract

We describe a modified fabrication process to reduce spectral attenuation in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers (PCF) by reducing the effect of OH(-) content in the silica glass. In particular we show outstanding results for small core sizes of 2 mu m diameter including an attenuation of 10dB/km at the OH(-) peak wavelength of 1384nm, by annealing the preform prior to the fiber draw.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-184
Number of pages6
JournalOptical Materials Express
Volume1
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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