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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2005
Ryuji Suzuki, Sakura, JP;
Kazuhiko Aikawa, Sakura, JP;
Kuniharu Himeno, Sakura, JP;
Ning Guan, Sakura, JP;
Ryuji Suzuki, Sakura, JP;
Kazuhiko Aikawa, Sakura, JP;
Kuniharu Himeno, Sakura, JP;
Ning Guan, Sakura, JP;
Fujikura Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A connection method for a photonic crystal fiber for connecting the photonic crystal fiber and a fiber to be connected, the photonic crystal fiber including a cladding region having a number of microholes and a core region having a same refractive index as that of the cladding region, includes the steps of: abutting respective end faces of the photonic crystal fiber and the fiber to be connected each other; after the abutting, performing a main discharge in which an abutted portion is heated by an electric discharge under a first condition; and after the main discharge, performing an additional discharge in which the connection portion is heated by an electric discharge at least once under a second condition to increase a splice strength.