Abstract
Core-cladding concentricity has been measured, to an accuracy of approximately ± 0.1 μm using a simple technique that incorporates a vacuum chuck and a rotational stage. A butt-joint splice is assembled in the vacuum chuck and one fiber rotated 360°. Transmission loss from maximum to minimum is directly related to core-cladding concentricity for circularly symmetric fibers.
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