Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 38, Issue 1, 106004(2011)

Fusion Splicing of Small Solid Core Photonic Crystal Fibers with Conventional Fibers Based on Controlled Hole Collapse

Xi Xiaoming1、*, Chen Zilun1, Sun Guilin1,2, Liu Xiaoqi3, and Hou Jing1
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    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.

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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

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    Category: materials and thin films

    Received: Apr. 21, 2010

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Dec. 24, 2010

    The Author Email: Xiaoming Xi (exixiaoming@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201138.0106004

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