New automated process simplifies alignment and splicing of multicore optical fibers
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 16:30
in Physics & Chemistry
New multicore optical fibers have many times the signal-carrying capacity of traditional single-core fibers, but their use in telecommunications has been restricted because of the challenge in splicing them together. Now, a new technique offers an automated method for aligning and splicing multicore fibers, allowing engineers to take manual splicing out of the lab and into an automated production line.