• DocumentCode
    1484014
  • Title

    Fusion Splicing of Elliptical Core Optical Fibers

  • Author

    Veng, Torben ; Herstrøm, Søren

  • Author_Institution
    OFS Fitel Denmark ApS, Brøndby, Denmark
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    14
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    7/15/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1036
  • Lastpage
    1038
  • Abstract
    Fusion splicing of elliptical core optical fibers is investigated in detail. A formula is derived for how the ellipticity of the mode fields contributes to splice loss. It is shown experimentally that even fibers with rather high mode field ellipticity can be fusion spliced with relatively low loss due to dopant diffusion. It is further shown that the polarization extinction ratio can be maintained at an adequate level.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre polarisation; splicing; dopant diffusion; elliptical core optical fibers; fusion splicing; mode field ellipticity; polarization extinction ratio; splice loss; Elliptical core fibers (ECFs); fusion splicing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2010.2049484
  • Filename
    5458098
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1484014