• DocumentCode
    608678
  • Title

    Automated alignment and splicing for multicore fibers

  • Author

    Wenxin Zheng

  • Author_Institution
    AFL, Duncan, SC, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    17-21 March 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    A novel method for aligning multi-core fibers (MCF) provides a systematic approach for MCF splicing in the lab, in cable factories, and in the field. This method also provides possibility of loss estimation for side-cores using IPA method and central core with WSI images.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre fabrication; splicing; IPA method; WSI; central core; loss estimation; multicore fibers splicing; side-cores; Multicore processing; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber sensors; Splicing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4799-0457-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6532818