Title :
Low-1oss fusion splicing of PCVD-DFSM fibers
Author :
Zell, Werner ; Becker, Johann A. ; Bachmann, Peter K. ; Hermann, W.G.
Author_Institution :
Philips Kommunikations Industrie, Köln, West Germany
fDate :
9/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Fusion splicing of dispersion flattened single mode (DFSM) fibers results in wavelength independent average repair splice losses of 0.05 dB which are as low as for conventional single mode (SM-) fibers and do not limit field application. Splices between DFSM-fibers and conventional SM-fibers showed surprisingly low splice losses in spite of the large difference in spotsize. This is caused by internal diffusion processes which result in a steady transition of the spotsizes.
Keywords :
Optical fiber connecting; Optical fiber dispersion; Chemical vapor deposition; Diffusion processes; Loss measurement; Performance loss; Plasma chemistry; Plasma waves; Production; Refractive index; Samarium; Splicing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.1987.1075642
