Title :
Bend-insensitive and low-splice-loss optical fiber for indoor wiring in FTTH
Author :
Matsuo, Shoichiro ; Ikeda, Masataka ; Himeno, Kuniharu
Author_Institution :
Opt. & Electron. Lab., Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A bend-insensitive fiber with a trench index profile is presented. A bending loss of 0.1dB/turn at 1650 nm for a bending diameter of 20 mm and MFD of 8.1 /spl mu/m at 1310 nm was realized simultaneously.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; wiring; 1310 nm; 1650 nm; 20 mm; 8.1 micron; bend-insensitive optical fiber; bending loss; fiber-to-the-home; indoor wiring; low-splice-loss optical fiber; mode field diameter; trench index profile;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
