Open AccessOptical properties of a low-loss polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber
Author(s) -
Kazunori Suzuki,
Hirokazu Kubota,
S. Kawanishi,
Masatoshi Tanaka,
M. Fujita
Publication year - 2001
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.9.000676
Subject(s) - photonic crystal fiber , optics , materials science , polarization (electrochemistry) , photonic crystal , optical fiber , polarization maintaining optical fiber , microstructured optical fiber , polarization mode dispersion , optoelectronics , fiber optic sensor , physics , chemistry
A low-loss and highly birefringent polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber has been fabricated. The fiber loss and modal birefringence at 1550 nm were 1.3 dB/km and 1.4x10 -3 , respectively.