Title :
High-stability measuring equipment for very small variations of optical-fibre loss
Author :
Namihira, Yoshinori ; Wakabayashi, H. ; Yamamoto, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
KDD Research & Development Laboratories, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Measuring equipment for a very small variation in optical-fibre loss was developed. Long-term stability within ± 0.001 dB over a 5 h period has been achieved. A small loss variation of the optical single-mode fibre connector due to temperature change was measured.
Keywords :
loss measurement; optical fibres; optical testing; optical variables measurement; high stability measuring equipment; optical-fibre loss; single-mode fibre connector;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820083
