Fabrication of mode field converter in H2-loaded SMF-28e using CW-Ar+ laser

• Presented at: Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC) and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (NFOEC), Los Angeles, USA, 6-10, 2011
• Published in: 2011 Optical Fiber Communication Conference And Exposition (Ofc/Nfoec) And The National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (ISBN: 978-1-55752-906-0), p. -
• Optical Soc America, 2010 Massachusetts Ave Nw, Washington, Dc 20036 Usa, 2011

We report on mode field diameter changes of -31% due to UV-induced core refractive index changes of <= 10(-2) in SMF-28e leading to a loss reduction of 0.83 dB between SMF-28e and a dispersion compensating fiber.

Keywords: Fiber Bragg gratings ; Optical fiber components

Reference

• EPFL-CONF-161690
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Record created on 2010-12-15, modified on 2017-05-10