Dispersion Measurement of Tapered Air-Silica Microstructure Fibers by White-Light Interferometry

Dispersion properties of the novel tapered air-silica microstructure fibers are measured between 1.3 and 1.65 µm by white-light interferometry. Dispersion values (ß2) of -220ps2/km and -164 ps2/km were obtained for 2 mm and 3 mm core sizes, respectively, at ?=1.55 mm.