Improving Performance of Handwork-Fused 1x3 Polymer Optical Fiber Splitter through Progressed Fusion Technique

As demands for plastic optical fiber (POF) rise up in optical data communication system, POF are now being applied as base material for passive optical splitter. In order to produce the economical passive device, optical 1×3 splitters have been fabricated four times through handwork fusion. Besides, red LED with wavelength of 650 nm has been transmitted into splitter for the purpose of characterization testing in order to analyze the level of power efficiency of each splitter. As result, the latest 1×3 splitter reveal that maximum power could increasingly be reached up to 60%. This paper highlights that fusion technique by handwork is realiable fabrication method rather using expensive machine to fabricate POF-based optical splitter.