Abstract
Solid refractive index matching material enables us to splice fiber with air holes as well as
conventional single-mode fiber. In this paper, we report our study of the applicability of solid refractive index
matching material to a field assembly splice technique. We investigate pressing force and bending loss characteristics
as a function of fiber buckling experimentally. We also investigate the impact of the hardness of the solid material
on the splice loss characteristics of the field assembly splice technique. Then we derive appropriate splice
conditions for both the hardness of the solid material and fiber buckling. Finally, we confirm the validity of the
derived splice condition by using a single-mode hole assisted fiber.
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