Splicing tolerances in graded-index fibres
Splicing tolerances in graded-index fibres
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.
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Adams, M.J.
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Payne, D.N.
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Sladen, F.M.E.
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1976
Adams, M.J.
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Payne, D.N.
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Sladen, F.M.E.
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Adams, M.J., Payne, D.N. and Sladen, F.M.E.
(1976)
Splicing tolerances in graded-index fibres.
Applied Physics Letters, 28 (9), .
(doi:10.1063/1.88842).
Abstract
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.
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Published date: 1976
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Local EPrints ID: 78766
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/78766
ISSN: 0003-6951
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