READ ME File For Dataset for 'Low loss and broadband low back-reflection interconnection between a hollow-core and standard single-mode fiber'

Dataset DOI: https://doi.org/10.5258/SOTON/D2177


ReadMe Author: Radan Slavik, University of Southampton 

This dataset supports the publication:

Dmytro Suslov, Eric Numkam Fokoua, Daniel Dousek, Ailing Zhong, Stanislav Zvanovec, Thomas D. Bradley, Francesco Poletti, David John Richardson, Matej Komanec, Radan Slavik
Low loss and broadband low back-reflection interconnection between a hollow-core and standard single-mode fiber, Optics Express, 2022 


Uploaded Archive (ZIP) includes 7 data files that are purely numerical (.xlsx)


The figures are as follows:


Fig. 3:	
Fig3_MFA_average_backreflection.xlsx		Average back-reflected signal power measured over 1550±5 nm as a function of the angle of the mode-field adapters with and without the anti-reflective coating.
					

Fig. 4:
Fig4_MFA_backreflection_spectra.xlsx		Measured back-reflection spectra of flat and 2° mode-field adapters with and without AR coating.


Fig.6:
Fig6_interconnection_insertion_loss.xlsx	Measured SSMF-NANF insertion loss for various mode-field adapter angles with and without the anti-reflective coating.

Fig. 7:
Fig7_interconnection_backreflection_spectra.xlsx	 Measured back-reflection spectra of the SSMF-NANF-SSMF component for flat and 2° angled MFAs, both with the AR coating.

Fig. 8:
Fig8_a_interconnection_FFT_transmission_spectra_flat_MFA.xlsx	Fourier transform of the transmission spectra for a) flat and b) 10° MFAs showing the higher-order mode coupling.
Fig8_b_interconnection_FFT_transmission_spectra_10deg_MFA.xlsx

Fig. 9:
Fig9_interconnection_transmission_modulation.xlsx	Comparison of transmitted laser signal power through the SSMF-NANF-SSMF sample when flat MFAs without AR coating and AR-coated 2° angled MFAs are used.

Date of data collection: 9/8/2020-18/2/2022

Information about geographic location of data collection: Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

Licence: Open Access Publishing Agreement.

Related projects:
GACR project 22-32180S, International Mobility of Researchers in CTU, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Counci, European Research Council, Royal Academy of Engineering

Date that the file was created: 5 April, 2022