We present a low-loss fusion splicing of a non-linear photonic-crystal fiber (NL-PCF) with a single-mode fiber (SMF), helped by an intermediate fiber, using a electric-arc splicer. We also analysed the splice loss between SMF and intermediate fiber, as a function of the electrical discharge duration, to achieve a low-loss transition between SMF and intermediate fiber, through a thermally expanded core splice (TEC). The NL-PCF has a external cladding diameter of 105 μm, a core diameter of 1.7 μm and mode-field diameter (MFD) of 1.5 μm. We also performed mechanical strength tests to verify the robustness of the splice joints obtained.
Extremely small-core photonic crystal fiber fusion splicing with a single-mode fiber
8th Iberoamerican Optics Meeting and 11th Latin American Meeting on Optics, Lasers, and Applications ; 2013 ; Porto,Portugal
Proc. SPIE ; 8785
2013-11-18
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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