Title :
Improvement of estimated splice loss accuracy by measuring MFD of spliced fiber
Author :
Nakamichi, T. ; Ohzawa, K. ; Yaguchi, S.
Author_Institution :
Fujikura Ltd., Sakura, Japan
Abstract :
Estimated splice loss accuracy has been improved. The splicer has been improved to measure the mode field diameter (MFD) of the spliced fiber, and estimate the MFD mismatch loss accurately. This improvement is useful for dissimilar fiber splicing.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; splicing; measuring MFD; splice loss accuracy; spliced fiber; Bandwidth; Equations; Inductors; Loss measurement; Optical attenuators; Polymers; Preforms; Refractive index; Temperature; Viscosity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247451
