Cladding alignment of butted optical fibers using a diffraction alignment device (DAD) and its application to mode-spot concentricity-error measurement |
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| Authors: | Millar C. Mallinson S. Warnes G. |
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| Affiliation: | British Telecom Research Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, Suffolk, UK; |
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| Abstract: | A novel technique which uses the interference of diffraction patterns to establish the mechanical alignment of butted optical fibers is described, and its application to mode-spot concentricity-error measurement is demonstrated. Complete spatial alignment to within 0.2 μm of relative offset and about 7-min of arc of relative tilt is achieved. In conjunction with a straightforward optical transmission loss apparatus, the method, when applied to mode-spot concentricity-error measurements, provides good agreement with alternative techniques. Accuracies are estimated and improvements suggested. |
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