Jointing loss in single-mode fibres

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© The Institution of Electrical Engineers
Published 21/07/2012

Abstract

The jointing loss of single-mode fibres is mainly dependent on their numerical apertures, and is largely independent of normalised frequency and fibre diameter. The letter presents simple loss predictions as an aid for practical design work of single-mode fibre joints.

Inspec keywords: optical couplers; optical fibres

Other keywords: jointing loss; loss predictions; single mode fibres; numerical apertures

Subjects: Fibre optics; Fibre optics and fibre waveguides; Optical waveguides and couplers

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