First Demonstration of 2µm Data Transmission in a Low-Loss Hollow Core Photonic Bandgap Fiber

• DOI: 10.1364/eceoc.2012.th.3.a.5
• Publication Date: 2013-04-05T21:34:10Z
• Authors: M. N. Petrovich; F. Poletti; J. P. Wooler; A. M. Heidt; N. K. Baddela; Z. Li; D. R. Gray; R. Slavík; F. Parmigiani; N. V. Wheeler; J. R. Hayes; E. Numkam; L. Grűner-Nielsen; B. Pálsdóttir; R. Phelan; B. Kelly; M. Becker; N. MacSuibhne; J. Zhao; F.C. Garcia Gunning; A. D. Ellis; P. Petropoulos; S. U. Alam; D. J. Richardson
• Keywords: Photonic bandgap

The first demonstration of a hollow core photonic bandgap fiber suitable for high-rate data transmission at 2µm is presented. Using custom built Thulium doped amplifier, error-free 8Gbit/s in an optically amplified channel 2008nm reported the time.