Title :
Investigation of self-written waveguide technique toward easy splicing method for SMF in optical networks
Author :
Waki, Masaki ; Tsujikawa, Kyozo ; Kurashima, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We investigated a self-written waveguide technique to realize easy fiber splicing for FTTH. We utilized the solution substitution method to splice SMFs with fractured endfaces, and obtained a splice loss of 0.9 dB.
Keywords :
optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; splicing; FTTH services; fiber splicing method; fiber-to-the-home services; fractured endface SMF; loss 0.9 dB; optical networks; self-written waveguide technique; single-mode fiber; splice loss; Light sources; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical losses; Optical polymers; Optical waveguides; Resins; 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.2008.4528285
