• DocumentCode
    1971846
  • Title

    Simple assembly mechanical splicer using stripping-free fiber connection method

  • Author

    Hirota, Hidenobu ; Abe, Yoshiteru ; Asakawa, Shuichiro ; Kobayashi, Junya

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    8-12 Dec. 2010
  • Firstpage
    204
  • Lastpage
    205
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel mechanical splicer that employs stripping-free fiber connection, which achieves a low connection loss and a short assembly time. We also demonstrate single-mode fiber connection with an average loss of 0.2 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre communication; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; low connection loss; short assembly time; simple assembly mechanical splicer; stripping-free fiber connection method; Assembly; Blades; Coatings; Glass; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Surface treatment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2010 Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-7111-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ACP.2010.5682762
  • Filename
    5682762