Abstract
Optical reflections from index discontinuities in the optical path can adversely affect the performance of various lightwave communications systems1 and may cause detrimental changes in the characteristics of active components, such as optical amplifiers2 To minimize the detrimental effects of optical reflections, low-reflectance connectors and splices may be required.
© 1991 Optical Society of America
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