Development of large core microstructured polymer optical fiber

Adam Filipkowski; Dariusz Pysz; Pawel Gdula; Katrin Welikow; Krzysztof Harasny; Andrew J. Waddie; Krzysztof Borzycki; Arno Kraft; Ryszard Piramidowicz; Ryszard Stepien; Mohammad R. Taghizadeh; Ryszard Buczynski

doi:10.1117/12.922845

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25 April 2012 Development of large core microstructured polymer optical fiber

Adam Filipkowski, Dariusz Pysz, Pawel Gdula, Katrin Welikow, Krzysztof Harasny, Andrew J. Waddie, Krzysztof Borzycki, Arno Kraft, Ryszard Piramidowicz, Ryszard Stepien, Mohammad R. Taghizadeh, Ryszard Buczynski

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Proceedings Volume 8426, Microstructured and Specialty Optical Fibres; 842616 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922845
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2012, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

In this paper we report the in-house synthesis of optical grade PMMA suitable for fiber development and fabrication of a large core micro-structured polymer optical fiber (mPOF). We have designed an mPOF with a core area of 580 μm² and single mode performance at a wavelength of 650 nm. The photonic cladding is composed of 3 rings of air holes with a filling factor of 0.58 ensuring in practice a single mode performance at the design wavelength of 650 nm. The designed mPOF fiber was fabricated using the stack and draw technique, however some deformation of the structure of the photonic cladding has been observed during final stage of fiber drawing. The influence of this development imperfection on the overall fiber performance has been modeled. Finally the optical properties of the fabricated fiber were measured and a comparison between these and the modeled properties was made.

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Adam Filipkowski, Dariusz Pysz, Pawel Gdula, Katrin Welikow, Krzysztof Harasny, Andrew J. Waddie, Krzysztof Borzycki, Arno Kraft, Ryszard Piramidowicz, Ryszard Stepien, Mohammad R. Taghizadeh, and Ryszard Buczynski "Development of large core microstructured polymer optical fiber", Proc. SPIE 8426, Microstructured and Specialty Optical Fibres, 842616 (25 April 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.922845

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