Optical Fiber Bendable at 3-mm Diameter for Optical Transceivers and Silicon Photonic Packaging

Abstract

A 3-mm diameter bendable and mechanically reliable fiber for both O- and C-band wavelength windows is designed and fabricated. Bending losses of 0.036 dB/turn at 1310 nm and 0.39 dB/turn at 1550 nm are demonstrated.