DocumentCode
3075777
Title
New optical fiber connection method using solid refractive index matching material
Author
Tanaka, Masanori ; Watanabe, Hiroshi ; Kihara, Mitsuru ; Takaya, Masaaki
Author_Institution
Tech. Assistance & Support Center, Nippon Telegraph & Telephone East Corp., Tokyo, Japan
fYear
2012
fDate
2-6 July 2012
Firstpage
194
Lastpage
195
Abstract
We propose a connection method that uses a silicone resin. This connection method provides over 20-dB or below 2-dB of insertion loss when the gap between fiber ends is wider or narrower than 120-μm, respectively.
Keywords
optical fibre couplers; optical losses; refractive index; silicones; insertion loss; optical fiber connection; silicone resin; solid refractive index matching material; Insertion loss; Materials; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location
Busan
ISSN
2166-8884
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN
2166-8884
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276437
Filename
6276437
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