Hollow Core DNANF Optical Fiber with <0.11 dB/km Loss
Y. Chen, M. N. Petrovich, Eric Numkam Fokoua, Abubakar I. Adamu, Muhammad Rosdi Abu Hassan, Hesham Sakr, Radan Slavı́k, Shahab Bakhtiari Gorajoobi, María Teresa Alonso, Ron Fatobene Ando, Athanasios N. Papadimopoulos, Tomy Varghese, D. S. Wu, M. Fatobene Ando, K. Wisniowski, S. R. Sandoghchi, Gregory T. Jasion, David J. Richardson, Francesco Poletti
Abstract
We report the fabrication of a hollow-core DNANF with a geometry extensively optimized for minimum loss. Three independent loss measurements average 0.08±0.03 dB/km at 1550 nm, the lowest attenuation ever achieved in an optical fiber.
Topics & Concepts
Optical fiberCore (optical fiber)Materials scienceOpticsPhysicsOptical Network TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors