Near zero bending loss in a double-trenched bend insensitive optical fiber at 1550 nm

Pramod R Watekar; Seongmin Ju; Won-Taek Han

doi:10.1364/OE.17.020155

Near zero bending loss in a double-trenched bend insensitive optical fiber at 1550 nm

Opt Express. 2009 Oct 26;17(22):20155-66. doi: 10.1364/OE.17.020155.

Authors

Pramod R Watekar¹, Seongmin Ju, Won-Taek Han

Affiliation

¹ Department of Information and Communications, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, 1 Oryong-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju 500-712, Republic of Korea.

PMID: 19997240
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.020155

Abstract

We have developed a new single-mode optical fiber (SMF) which exhibits ultra low bend sensitivity over a wide communication band. The measured mean bending loss at 1550 nm was about 0.0095 dB for a loop of 10 mm diameter.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Computer-Aided Design
Elastic Modulus
Energy Transfer
Equipment Design
Equipment Failure Analysis
Light
Optical Fibers*
Reproducibility of Results
Scattering, Radiation
Sensitivity and Specificity
Telecommunications / instrumentation*