Criteria for accurate cutback attenuation measurements

N. R. Haigh; Richard S. Linton; R. Johnson; Richard Grigsby

doi:10.1117/12.24705

1 February 1991 Criteria for accurate cutback attenuation measurements

N. R. Haigh, Richard S. Linton, R. Johnson, Richard Grigsby

Proceedings Volume 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24705
Event: SPIE Microelectronic Interconnect and Integrated Processing Symposium, 1990, San Jose, United States

Abstract

This paper investigates the criteria for performing accurate spectral attenuation measurements using the cutback technique. It is clear that careful fibre handling, together with the correct choice of both fibre launch optics and cleaver are essential if a cutback precision of less than ±0.01 dB is to be achieved.

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N. R. Haigh, Richard S. Linton, R. Johnson, and Richard Grigsby "Criteria for accurate cutback attenuation measurements", Proc. SPIE 1366, Fiber Optics Reliability: Benign and Adverse Environments IV, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.24705

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