Optical Fiber Fusion Splicing

• Main Author: Yablon, Andrew D. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Series: Springer Series in Optical Sciences, 103
• Subjects: Physics.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.

This book is an up-to-date treatment of optical fiber fusion splicing incorporating all the recent innovations in the field. It provides a toolbox of general strategies and specific techniques that the reader can apply when optimizing fusion splices between novel fibers. It specifically addresses co...

Table of Contents:

• Fiber Preparation and Alignment
• Mechanics of Fusion Splicing
• Optics of Fusion Splicing
• Splice Loss Estimation and Fiber Imaging
• Splice Strength, Reliability, and Packaging
• Splice Measurement and Characterization
• Splice Process Optimization and Special Splicing Strategies
• Fusion Splicing of Specialty Fiber
• Splicer Hardware: State of the Art.