Title :
Monomode fibre fusion splicing with CO2 laser
Author :
Rivoallan, L. ; Guilloux, J.Y. ; Lamouler, P.
Author_Institution :
CNET, LAB-MER-FOG, Lannion, France
Abstract :
Monomode fibres have been spliced with a CO2 laser. The average splice loss for 50 splices was 0.18 dB. The average breaking stress of the splices was 1 GPa. Splice loss lower than 0.4 dB was possible with bad fibre ends (breaking angle about 4°) or with core eccentricity as large as 4 ¿m.
Keywords :
laser beam applications; optical fibres; optical workshop techniques; CO2 laser; breaking stress; monomode fibre fusion splicing; splice loss;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19830040
