OPTICAL SCIENCESA.D.YablonOptical FiberFusion Splicing②SpringerSpringer Series inOPTICAL SCIENCES103founded by H.K.V.LotschEditor-in-Chief:W.T.Rhodes,AtlantaEditorial Board:T.Asakura,SapporoK.-H.Brenner,MannheimT.W.Hansch,GarchingT.Kamiya,TokyoF.Krausz,Wien and GarchingB.Monemar,LingkopingH.Venghaus,BerlinH.Weber,BerlinH.Weinfurter,MunchenSpringer Series inOPTICAL SCIENCESThe Springer Series in Optical Sciences,undertheleadership of Editor-in-Chief William T Rhodes,GeorgiaInstitute ofTechnology,USA,provides anexpandingselection ofresearch monographs in all major areas ofoptics:lasers and quantumoptics,ultrafast phenomena,optical spectroscopy techniques,optoelectronics,quantum information,information optics,applied laser technology,industrial applications,and othertopics of contemporary interest.With this broad coverage of topics,the series is of use to all research scientists and engineers who needup-to-date reference books.The editors encourage prospective authors to correspond with them in advance of submitting a manu-script.Submission of manuscripts should be made to the Editor-in-Chiefor one ofthe Editors.Editor-in-ChiefWilliam T.RhodesFerenc KrauszGeorgia Institute of TechnologyMax-Planck-Institut far QuantenoptikSchool of Electrical and Computer EngineeringHans-Kopfer mann-StraBe1Atlanta,GA 30332-0250,USA85748 Garching.GermanyandInstitute for Photonics1040 Wien,AustriaToshimitsu AsakuraHokkai-Gakuen UniversityFaculty ofEngineeringBo Monemar1-1,Minami-26,Nishi 11,Chuo-kuDepar tment of PhysicsSapporo,Hokkaido 064-0926,Japanand Measurement TechnologyE-mail asakura@eli.hokkai-s-u.ac.jpMaterials Science Division58183 Linkoping.SwedenKarl-Heinz BrennerE-mail:bom ifm liu.seChair of OptoelectronicsUniversity of MannheimHerbert VenghausInstitute of Computer EngineeringHeinrich-Her tz-InstitutB6,2668131 Mannheim,Ger manyEinsteinufer 37E-mail:brenneruni-mannbeim.de10587 Berlin,GermanyE-mail:venghaus@hhideTheodor W.HanschMax-Planck-Institut fur QuantenoptikHorst WeberHans-Kopfermann-Strafe185748 Garching,GermanyOptisches Inst itutE-mail:weber@physik.tu-berlin.deTakeshiKamiyaMinistry of Education,Culture,SportsHarald WeinfurterScience and TechnologyLudwig-Maximilians-Universitat ManchenNational Institution for Academic Degrees3-29-1 Otsuka,Bunkyo-kuTokyo 112-0012,JapanE-mail:kamiyatkeniadac.jp