Investigations on laser splicing of optical fibers

• Main Author: Lee, Yee Boey.
• Other Authors: Rao, Mukkamala Kameshwar
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering::Optics, optoelectronics, photonics
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/13240
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This thesis presents studies conducted on a unique and relatively unexplored technique for splicing of optical fibers using lasers. In the field of optical communications, the importance of fiber splicing as an important practical tool needs no emphasis. Although lasers are extensively employed in a...