Title :
Large Area Isothermic Plasma for Large Diameter and Specialty Fiber Splicing
Author :
Wiley, Robert ; Clark, B.
Author_Institution :
3SAE Technol., Franklin, TN, USA
Abstract :
A device is presented that creates a large area plasma for splicing optical fibers. The isothermic thermal properties of the plasma facilitate splicing fibers >1mm in diameter without sacrificing splicing performance of standard fibers.
Keywords :
glow discharges; optical fibre fabrication; splicing; fiber splicing; isothermic plasma; Electrodes; Heat transfer; Isothermal processes; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Plasma devices; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Splicing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528182
