Analysis of worst-case fiber splice loss associated with mechanical tolerance

Alan R. Kost; Katherine X. Liu; Charles X. Qian

doi:10.1080/01468030701867632

Analysis of worst-case fiber splice loss associated with mechanical tolerance

Alan R. Kost, Katherine X. Liu, Charles X. Qian

Optical Sciences

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Abstract

An analysis is presented of optical fiber splice loss associated with mechanical tolerance for coated and uncoated avionic fibers coupled in a loose sleeve (glass capillary). A simple prescription is provided for calculating worst-case loss, combining simultaneous contributions from core offset, core diameter mismatch, numerical aperture mismatch, and core ellipticity. Worst-case values are interpreted with the aid of a Monte Carlo analysis, simulating 10,000 splices. The analysis produces a simple rule of thumb relating the worst-case splice loss to the value exceeded by 1% of the simulated splices: "divide the worst-case loss by 3 to get the 1% value.".

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	61-77
Number of pages	17
Journal	Fiber and Integrated Optics
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01468030701867632
State	Published - Mar 2008

Keywords

Fiber optics
Fiber splice
Splice loss
Worst-case

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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