Abstract

We experimentally compare the optical bandwidth of a conventional single-mode fiber (SMF) with 3 different photonic crystal fibers (PCF) all optimized for visible applications. The spectral attenuation, single-turn bend loss, and mode-field diameters (MFD) are measured and the PCF is found to have a significantly larger bandwidth than the SMF for an identical MFD. It is shown how this advantage can be utilized for realizing a larger MFD for the PCF while maintaining a bending resistant fiber.

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2003 (5)

2001 (1)

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

1997 (1)

1996 (1)

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

1978 (1)

1977 (1)

W.A. Gambling, D.N. Payne, and H. Matsumyra, “Cut-off frequency in radially inhomogeneous single-mode fibre,” Electron. Lett. 13, 139–140 (1977).
[Crossref]

Birks, T.A.

Bjarklev, A.

M.D. Nielsen, N.A. Mortensen, J.R. Folkenberg, and A. Bjarklev, “Mode-field radius of photonic crystal fibers expressed by the V-parameter,” Opt. Lett. 28, 2309–2311 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

Broeng, J.

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

Fabian, H.

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

Folkenberg, J.R.

Gambling, W.A.

W.A. Gambling, D.N. Payne, and H. Matsumyra, “Cut-off frequency in radially inhomogeneous single-mode fibre,” Electron. Lett. 13, 139–140 (1977).
[Crossref]

Grzesik, U.

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

Haken, U.

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

Hansen, K.P.

Heitmann, W.

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

Humbach, O.

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

Knight, J.C.

Knudsen, E.

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

Libori, S.E.B.

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

Marcuse, D.

Matsumyra, H.

W.A. Gambling, D.N. Payne, and H. Matsumyra, “Cut-off frequency in radially inhomogeneous single-mode fibre,” Electron. Lett. 13, 139–140 (1977).
[Crossref]

Mortensen, N.A.

Nielsen, M.D.

Payne, D.N.

W.A. Gambling, D.N. Payne, and H. Matsumyra, “Cut-off frequency in radially inhomogeneous single-mode fibre,” Electron. Lett. 13, 139–140 (1977).
[Crossref]

Russel, P.St.J.

Sørensen, T.

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

Electron. Lett. (2)

W.A. Gambling, D.N. Payne, and H. Matsumyra, “Cut-off frequency in radially inhomogeneous single-mode fibre,” Electron. Lett. 13, 139–140 (1977).
[Crossref]

T. Sørensen, J. Broeng, A. Bjarklev, E. Knudsen, and S.E.B. Libori, “Macro-bending Loss Properties of Photonic Crystal Fibre,” Electron. Lett.,  37, 287–289 (2001).
[Crossref]

J. Non-Cryst. Solids (1)

O. Humbach, H. Fabian, U. Grzesik, U. Haken, and W. Heitmann, “Analysis of OH absorption bands in synthetic silica,” J. Non-Cryst. Solids 203, 19–26 (1996).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. (1)

N.A. Mortensen and J.R. Folkenberg, “Low-loss criterion and effective area considerations for photonic crystal fibers,” J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt. 5, 163–167 (2003).
[Crossref]

J. Opt. Soc. Am. (1)

Opt. Express (1)

Opt. Lett. (4)

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Fig. 1.
Fig. 1.

The red and the black curve show the measured attenuation spectra of the conventional SMF and the LMA-5 PCF, respectively. The peak at 430 nm on the red curve indicates the higher order mode cutoff.

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Fig. 2.

Attenuation spectra from 400 nm–1000 nm for single-turn bends with diameters as specified in the legend. Panels A, B, C, and D represent the conventional SMF, LMA-5, LMA-8, and LMA-11, respectively.

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MFD data for the investigated fibers. The green, black, and red solid curves show the theoretical MFD calculated from the V-parameter of the LMA-11, LMA-8, and LMA-5, respectively. The green, black, red, and blue circles indicate measured values of the MFD for the LMA-11, LMA-8, LMA-5, and the conventional SMF, respectively.

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Table 1. Characteristics of the tested PCFs

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V SMF = 2 π a λ n co 2 − n cl 2
V PCF = 2 π Λ λ n FM 2 ( λ ) − n FSM 2 ( λ )

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