Title :
Optimum mechanical splice conditions for fiber with hole-assisted structure
Author :
Saito, Kotaro ; Koyama, Ryo ; Abe, Yoshiteru ; Nakajima, Kazuhide ; Kurashima, Toshio
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The mechanical splice characteristics of a hole-assisted fiber (HAF) are investigated both numerically and experimentally. We successfully derived the optimum mechanical splice conditions, which can be universally utilized for HAF with arbitrary structural parameters.
Keywords :
holey fibres; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; splicing; HAF; hole-assisted fiber structure; optical fiber loss; optimum mechanical splice conditions; structural parameters; Germanium; Insertion loss; Laboratories; Loss measurement; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Refractive index; Splicing; Structural engineering;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
