• DocumentCode
    2747607
  • Title

    FDTD calculation of polarization dependent splice loss in optical fiber

  • Author

    Akasaka, Youichi ; Sekiya, Motoyoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Labs. of America Inc., Richardson, TX, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    9-13 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    236
  • Lastpage
    237
  • Abstract
    PDL caused by fiber splice was evaluated by Finite-Difference Time-Domain method. Misalignment, bubble, and bending at the splice were investigated. PDL is observed in all cases and the combination gave a maximum of 0.1dB PDL/splice.
  • Keywords
    bubbles; finite difference time-domain analysis; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; FDTD calculation; bubble; fiber splice; finite-difference time-domain method; misalignment; optical fiber; polarization dependent splice loss; Finite difference methods; Loss measurement; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Time domain analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Arlington, VA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8940-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHO.2011.6110513
  • Filename
    6110513