• 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