Journal
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
Volume 17, Issue 1, Pages 118-120Publisher
IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.838153
Keywords
optical fiber connecting; optical fiber devices; optical fiber splicing; photonic crystal fiber
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Gradient-index fiber lenses are used to fabricate high-strength (>100 kpsi) low-loss fusion splices between two microstructured optical fibers (as low as 0.40 dB) or between a microstructured fiber and a conventional optical fiber (as low as 0.44 dB). This approach overcomes the deleterious effects of heat-induced air-hole collapse, which has until now been an important limitation when fusion splicing microstructured optical fibers.
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