Title :
Discharge power control for fusion splice of optical fiber
Author :
Saito, Shigeru ; Kawanishi, Noriyuki ; Yaguchi, Shonosuke
Author_Institution :
Precision Instrum. R&D Dept., Fujikura Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
This paper concerns a novel method of minimizing loss and stabilizing fusion splicing performance under any atmospheric conditions. A feedback loop is used to relate the luminosity of the splice with arc current and time.
Keywords :
arcs (electric); feedback; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; power control; splicing; arc discharge; discharge power control; feedback loop; fusion splice; luminosity; optical fiber; splice loss;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
