DocumentCode
2315695
Title
Influence of wavelength and temperature changes on optical performance of fiber joints
Author
Kihara, M. ; Onishi, M.
Author_Institution
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Lab., Tsukuba-city, Japan
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
Firstpage
13
Abstract
We investigated the characteristics of various types of fiber joint contact. When there is an air gap between fiber ends, the optical performance becomes dependent on wavelength. The reflections at joints where there is index-matching material are influenced by temperature.
Keywords
air gaps; optical fibre networks; optical fibres; splicing; air gap; fiber ends; fiber joint contact; index-matching material; optical performance; temperature change; Connectors; Joining materials; Optical fiber cables; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical reflection; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Temperature dependence;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247453
Filename
1247453
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