Open AccessDesign and development of a trenched optical fiber with ultra-low bending loss
Author(s) -
Pramod R. Watekar,
Seongmin Ju,
WonTaek Han
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.17.010350
Subject(s) - materials science , bend radius , optics , bending , optical fiber , single mode optical fiber , fiber , photonic crystal fiber , plastic optical fiber , mode volume , fiber optic sensor , optoelectronics , composite material , physics
We have designed and experimentally demonstrated a single mode optical fiber with a very low bending loss of about 0.014 dB/loop at 1550 nm for a bending radius of 5 mm.