Electronics Letters · 1982 · 13 citations · 0 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMaterials CharacterizationOptical MaterialsPropagationFiber Optic MaterialsFiber OpticsFiber PropertiesFiber-optic CommunicationOptical Fiber PropagationOptical FibersAttenuation MechanismsFiber AttenuationFiber Attenuation MechanismsFiber SplicingSingle-mode Fiber PropagationSingle-mode FibersSingle-mode Optical Fibers
A 62.4 km single-mode-fibre link containing 35 splices has been made in the laboratory using equipment and techniques suitable for landline installations. Mean splice attenuations of 0.1 dB at 1.3 μm and 0.08 dB at 1.55 μm were measured. The mean attenuation of the complete spliced link was 0.5 dB/km at 1.3 μm and 0.34 dB/km at 1.55 μm. In addition, the attenuations of 200 splices measured at 1.3 μm are reported.