Title :
Analysis of fiber connection loss associated with mechanical tolerance
Author :
Liu, Katherine X. ; Qian, Charles X. ; Kost, Alan R.
Author_Institution :
All Optronics, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
An analysis is presented of optical coupling loss associated with mechanical tolerance for two fibers butt-coupled in a glass capillary. The analysis includes tolerance statistics and the statistics of fiber alignment in the capillary.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; statistical analysis; tolerance analysis; fiber connection loss; mechanical tolerance; optical coupling loss; Coatings; Educational institutions; Glass; Manufacturing; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Statistical analysis; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics, 2005. IEEE Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9111-X
DOI :
10.1109/AVFOP.2005.1514153
