Splicing and bending losses are compared among step, power-law, W, ring-shaped, and M·W index singlemode optical fibers. A product of normalized offset and tilt misalignments D_NΦ_Nis introduced to compare the permissible offset and tilt misalignments among these fibers. Permissible offset misalignment can be evaluated by D_N/B^⅓ under constant bending loss condition. Here, B denotes the bending loss parameter. Numerical calculations on these parameters reveal that the required splicing accuracy is nearly identical for step, power-law, and W fibers. An index dip at the core center seems to cause deleterious effects on the splicing loss, provided that the fiber bending loss is kept constant. The effects of profile parameters on D_NΦ_N and D_N/B^⅓ are investigated in detail.

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