Title :
Analysis on performance deterioration of optical fiber joints with mixture of refractive index matching material and air-filled gaps
Author :
Kihara, Mitsuru ; Nagano, Ryuichiro ; Uchino, Morikazu ; Yuki, Yoichi ; Sonoda, Hideyuki ; Onose, Hiroshi ; Izumita, Hisashi ; Kuwaki, Nobuo
Author_Institution :
Tech. Assistance & Support Center, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp., Tokyo
Abstract :
We experimentally investigated the performance of optical fiber joints with a mixture of refractive index matching material and air-filled gaps. We revealed that the insertion loss might deteriorate more than 30 dB at most.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; refractive index; air-filled gaps; insertion loss; optical fiber joints; performance deterioration analysis; refractive index matching material; Connectors; Insertion loss; Joining materials; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Performance analysis; Refractive index; (060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications; (060.2340) Fiber optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
