Ceramic capillary splices for optical fibres |
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| Authors: | Nawata Kiyoshi Iwahara Yasuyuki Suzuki Nobuo |
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| Affiliation: | NTT Yokosuka Electrical Communication Laboratory, Yokosuka, Japan; |
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| Abstract: | A simple technique for splicing optical fibres is reported. The technique utilises a self-aligning ceramic capillary with inner dimensions slightly larger than the optical fibre. An average loss of below 0.1 dB is obtained for splices in graded-index and single-mode fibres with a 50 and 10 ?m core diameter, respectively. |
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