Design and development of optical fiber joining techniques for efficient construction of aerial distribution cable systems

Author

Takaya, Masaaki ; Katagiri, Toshiaki ; Nagasawa, Shinji ; Murakami, Yasuji ; Hatano, Satomi

Author_Institution

NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

23

Issue

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2/1/2000 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

41

Abstract

Two new optical fiber joining techniques have been developed for aerial distribution cables. One employs a compact mass-fusion splicer and the other involves a small mechanical splice. This paper describes their design and performance. These techniques are excellent for use in aerial sites and enable aerial distribution cable systems to be constructed efficiently. They will be useful for the economical construction of optical access networks for fiber-to-the-home

Keywords

cable jointing; optical cables; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; aerial distribution cable systems; compact mass-fusion splicer; fiber-to-the-home; mechanical splice; optical access networks; optical fiber joining techniques; Joining IEEE; Optical design; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical network units; Power cables; Power generation economics; Splicing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1521-3323

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/6040.826760

Filename

826760