Title :
Splice loss measurement using local launch and detect
Author :
So, Vincent C Y ; Hughes, Richard P. ; Lamont, Jason B. ; Vella, Paul J.
Author_Institution :
Bell-Northern Res., Edmonton, Alta, Canada
fDate :
12/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper reports a new method for measuring absolute splice loss using a local launch and detect technique. The theory of the procedure and the calibration routine are described. Results with single-mode fiber splices are presented and compared with the cutback measurements.
Keywords :
Optical fiber connecting; Optical fiber measurements; Calibration; Detectors; Loss measurement; Manufacturing; Optical fiber theory; Optical imaging; Optical losses; Optical propagation; Splicing; Time domain analysis;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075471
