Splicing tolerances in graded-index fibres
Adams, M.J., Payne, D.N. and Sladen, F.M.E. (1976) Splicing tolerances in graded-index fibres. Applied Physics Letters, 28, (9), 524-526. (doi:10.1063/1.88842).
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Calculations are presented showing that, in general, a parabolic-index fiber is more sensitive to lateral misalignments within a splice than a step-index fiber. However, misalignments result in the excitation of leaky modes in graded-index fibers, and this can lead to optimistic joint loss measurements. Effective losses are given for various lengths of fiber following the splice, and it is shown that a parabolic-index fiber may appear more tolerant to misalignment than a step-index fiber when short lengths are used.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| ISSNs: | 0003-6951 (print) |
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| Subjects: | T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > Optoelectronics Research Centre |
| Item ID: | 78766 |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Mar 2010 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jun 2012 12:59 |
| Contributors: | Adams, M.J. (Author) Payne, D.N. (Author) Sladen, F.M.E. (Author) |
| Date: | 1976 |
| Status: | Published |
| URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78766 |
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