Title :
Precisely moulded plastic splices for optical fibres
Author :
Kurokawa, T. ; Yoshizawa, T. ; Katayama, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Optical fibre splices having highly precise V-grooves were moulded by electroformed cavities on etched silicon chips. Splices were produced by transfer moulding, using improved phenolic resin. They showed a quite low average splicing loss of 0.05 dB and sufficient stability to withstand the ambient temperature variation.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibres; V grooves; electroformed cavities; etched Si chips; optical fibres; phenolic resin; plastic splices;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800649
