title: Fabrication and characterization of an all-solid 2D photonic bandgap fiber with a low-loss region (< 20 dB/km) around 1550 nm.
abstract: The fabrication and characterization of an all-solid photonic bandgap fiber is reported. The fiber presents a low-loss region (< 20 dB/km) around 1550 nm and can be used as single-mode even for a fiber core diameter as large as 20 microm. The fiber presents a zero dispersion at the short wavelength edge of the bandgap. The measured polarisation mode dispersion is wavelength dependent but remains small (few ps/km1/2). This fiber opens the possibility to realize low-loss large mode area bandgap fiber with a doped core and or Bragg gratings.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bouwmans
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bigot
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Quiquempois
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Provino
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Douay