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Characterization of Photonic Crystal Fibers: Selected Methods and Experience

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Contemporary Optoelectronics

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Several techniques for characterization of photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) are reviewed, focusing on measurements of attenuation, optical uniformity, selected polarization parameters, and effects of temperature and mechanical strain applied to the fiber. PCF properties often radically differ from those of conventional fibers used in communications networks, and available lengths are generally short, therefore different approach to characterization is required. Comparisons of alternative methods for selected tests are made, and examples of errors in PCF handling and testing are discussed. Examples of results obtained for silica single-mode PCFs with GeO2-doped core are also presented, accompanied by geometrical and compositional fiber data.

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Research work at NIT presented in this paper was carried out within COST Action 299 “FIDES” and financially supported by Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education as special research project COST/39/2007.

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  2. Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology Jena (IPHT), Albert-Einstein-Str. 9, 07745, Jena, Germany

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Borzycki, K., Schuster, K. (2016). Characterization of Photonic Crystal Fibers: Selected Methods and Experience. In: Shulika, O., Sukhoivanov, I. (eds) Contemporary Optoelectronics. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 199. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7315-7_12

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