Silicon-core optical fiber with losses below 0.2dB/cm

M. Kudinova (1) , G. Bouwmans (1) , H. El Hamzaoui (1) , R. Habert (1) , S. Plus (1) , B. Chazallon (1, 2) , R. Bernard (1) , K. Baudelle (1) , A. Cassez (1) , O. Vanvincq (1) , M. Marinova (3) , N. Nuns (3) , J. Troles (4) , Laurent Bigot (5, 1)

1 PhLAM - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers, Atomes et Molécules - UMR 8523
2 PMI - Physique Moléculaire aux Interfaces
3 IMEC - Institut Michel Eugène Chevreul - FR 2638
4 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes
5 Photonique - Photonique

Silicon-core fibers were drawn into hundreds of meter-long spans. The regular crystalline structure of the core and the absence of oxygen contamination are demonstrated together with loss below 0.2 dB/cm from 1250 to 1650 nm.

Domaines: Optique / photonique

M. Kudinova, G. Bouwmans, H. El Hamzaoui, R. Habert, S. Plus, et al.. Silicon-core optical fiber with losses below 0.2dB/cm. OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 Specialty Optical Fibers ( (Optical Society of America, 2020), Jul 2020, Washington, United States. pp.SoM4H.2, ⟨10.1364/SOF.2020.SoM4H.2⟩. ⟨hal-03416532⟩