Photonic crystal fibres

• Published in: 11th International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications. 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications IOOC-ECOC97 pp. 63 - 64
• Main Authors: Russell, P.S.J, Knight, J.C, Birks, T.A, Cregan, R.F, Mangan, B.J, de Sandro, J.-P
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: London IEE 1997
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Building materials. Ceramics. Glasses; Chemical industry and chemicals; Circuit properties; Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits; Electronics; Exact sciences and technology; Fibre optics; Glass fibers; Glasses; Integrated optics. Optical fibers and wave guides; Optical and optoelectronic circuits; Optical communication; Optical communication devices; Optical fibre fabrication, cladding, splicing, joining; Optical propagation, dispersion and attenuation in fibres; guaranteed single mode operation; photonic crystal fibres; optical fibre losses; optical fibre communication; bending; optical fibre fabrication; sub-micron diameter air capillaries; hexagonal micronspaced array; drawing (mechanical); bend loss considerations; all-silica optical fibre; drawing; photonic crystal fibre; stacking; Silica fiber; Photonic crystal; Optical fiber
• ISBN: 9780852966976; 0852966970
• ISSN: 0537-9989
• DOI: 10.1049/cp:19971366

We have developed a new kind of all-silica optical fibre which has a hexagonal micronspaced array of sub-micron diameter air capillaries running along its axis. These photonic crystal fibres are produced by stacking and drawing silica glass capillaries, resulting in 2 1/2" dimensional periodic structures that can be many metres (potentially km) in length. These photonic crystal fibre offers new guiding properties, including guaranteed single mode operation at all wavelengths, subject to certain bend loss considerations.