• DocumentCode
    515490
  • Title

    Analyzing return loss deterioration of optical fiber joints with various air-filled gaps over wide wavelength range

  • Author

    Kihara, Mitsuru ; Uchino, Morikazu ; Ohmachi, Masayuki ; Izumita, Hisashi

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Assistance & Support Center, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp., Tokyo, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-25 March 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We experimentally investigated the return loss of optical fiber joints with various air-filled gaps. We discovered that the return loss might deteriorate to 8.6 dB for one connector and 5.9 dB for four-connected connectors at worst.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; air-filled gaps; four-connected connectors; optical fiber connectors; optical fiber joints; return loss deterioration; Connectors; Fresnel reflection; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Refractive index;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5465199