TY - JOUR
T1 - Multiple-cladding fibers with reduced bend loss
AU - Tomljenovic-Hanic, Snjezana
AU - Bulla, Douglas A.P.
AU - Ankiewicz, Adrian
AU - Love, John D.
AU - Bailey, Ron
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - We demonstrate that a highly bend-resistant fiber can be realized. It is shown theoretically that, by introducing both depressed and elevated rings into the cladding, bending loss can be reduced significantly. A fiber based on this design has been fabricated and characterized as a first step toward achieving this goal. The results show that a multiple-cladding fiber is highly bend resistant when compared with the standard telecom single-mode fiber.
AB - We demonstrate that a highly bend-resistant fiber can be realized. It is shown theoretically that, by introducing both depressed and elevated rings into the cladding, bending loss can be reduced significantly. A fiber based on this design has been fabricated and characterized as a first step toward achieving this goal. The results show that a multiple-cladding fiber is highly bend resistant when compared with the standard telecom single-mode fiber.
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAA.24.001172
DO - 10.1364/JOSAA.24.001172
M3 - Article
SN - 1084-7529
VL - 24
SP - 1172
EP - 1176
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision
IS - 4
ER -