Title :
Splicing of single-polarisation fibres by an optical short-pulse method
Author :
Sasaki, Yutaka ; Shibata, Naotaka ; Noda, J.
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Arc-fusion splicing of 2.1 km-long single-polarisation fibres with stress-induced birefringence is performed using mode-locked YAG laser pulses. By monitoring the pulse shapes due to the polarisation dispersion, alignment for the parallel or the crossprincipal axes of the core refractive-index ellipsoid is easily realised.
Keywords :
optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; arc fusion splicing; core refractive-index ellipsoid; mode-locked YAG laser pulses; optical fibre; optical short-pulse method; polarisation dispersion; single-polarisation fibres; stress-induced birefringence;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19820683
