Abstract

A new axis-alignment method for ultra-low-loss splicing of single-mode optical fibers is described. An estimation is made of the fiber axis movement resulting from surface tension between fiber end faces in arc-fusion splicing. By assigning an equivalent amount of core-axis offset to the estimated axis movement, it is possible to achieve much lower loss in fusion splicing than by conventional axis alignment with power monitoring, even when the core eccentricity is large.

© 1984 Optical Society of America

Statistical analysis of fusion splice losses for single-mode fibers

Osamu Kawata
Appl. Opt. 23(19) 3289-3293 (1984)

Monitoring method for axis alignment of single-mode optical fiber and splice-loss estimation

Tadashi Haibara, Michito Matsumoto, Tadatoshi Tanifuji, and Masamitsu Tokuda
Opt. Lett. 8(4) 235-237 (1983)

Axis-alignment method for arc-fusion splice of single-mode fiber using a beam splitter

Kengo Imon and Masamitsu Tokuda
Opt. Lett. 8(9) 502-503 (1983)

Arc-fusion splicing of single-mode fibers. 1: Optimum splice conditions

Yasuyuki Kato, Shigeyuki Seikai, and Mitsuhiro Tateda
Appl. Opt. 21(7) 1332-1336 (1982)

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Yasuyuki Kato, Shigeyuki Seikai, Nori Shibata, Shigeru Tachigami, Yuichi Toda, and Okosu Watanabe
Appl. Opt. 21(11) 1916-1921 (1982)