Low-bending-loss and low-splice-loss single-mode fibers employing a trench index profile

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E88-C, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 889-895

  Matsuo, Shoichiro ^a   Ikeda, Masataka ^a   Kutami, Hiroshi ^a   Himeno, Kuniharu ^a  

^a FUJIKURA LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

FTTH; Low bending loss; Splice loss; Trench index profile

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CABLE JOINTING; ELECTRIC WIRE; TRENCHING;

FTTH; LOW BENDING LOSS; SPLICE LOSS; TRENCH INDEX PROFILE;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 24144490038     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e88-c.5.889     Document Type: Conference Paper

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