Method for fusion splicing polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers and conventional polarization-maintaining fiber

Fei Hui; Maochun Li

doi:10.1117/12.2542733

18 December 2019 Method for fusion splicing polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers and conventional polarization-maintaining fiber

Fei Hui, Maochun Li

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Proceedings Volume 11340, AOPC 2019: Optical Fiber Sensors and Communication; 113400O (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2542733
Event: Applied Optics and Photonics China (AOPC2019), 2019, Beijing, China

Abstract

In view of mode field matching problem between the polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber and the conventional optical fibers, the polarization and mode field distribution characteristics of photonic crystal fiber were analyzed and investigated by using a finite element method. The loss mainly comes from the mismatch of two kinds of optical fiber mode field diameter (MFD). The collapse of air hole in photonic crystal fiber can be accurately controlled by heating photonic crystal fiber with fusion splicer, and MFD of photonic crystal fiber can be increased. We presented changing the fusion parameters of fusion splicer to reduce the fusion splicing loss and improve the splicing quality between PCFs and PMF with arc discharge of fusion splicer. Finally, we get a loss of 0.8dB for the later from PCF to PMF, and 0.5dB from PMF to PCF. At the same time, tensile strength is better than 100kpsi.

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Fei Hui and Maochun Li "Method for fusion splicing polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fibers and conventional polarization-maintaining fiber", Proc. SPIE 11340, AOPC 2019: Optical Fiber Sensors and Communication, 113400O (18 December 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2542733

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