Title :
New type of fibre-optic attenuator
Author :
Gerasimchuk, T. ; Katok, V. ; Manko, A. ; Manko, V.
Author_Institution :
Sci. & Eng. Cable Lines Centre, Inst. of Telecommun., Kiev, Ukraine
Abstract :
With the purpose of elimination of the deficiencies of existing constructions of attenuators, a new type of fibre-optic attenuator using losses originating on the bend of an optical fibre is proposed. It allows insertion in a fibre-optic link without breakdown of fibre integrity.
Keywords :
bending; optical attenuators; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; fibre-optic attenuator; fibre-optic link insertion; fibre-optic losses; optical fibre bend; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Optical refraction; Optical waveguides; Testing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2004. Proceedings of 2004 6th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8343-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2004.1362010
