• DocumentCode
    857825
  • Title

    Design and performance of a multifiber backpanel type connector

  • Author

    Takaya, Masaaki ; Kihara, Mitsuru ; Nagasawa, Shinji

  • Author_Institution
    NTT Access Network Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1996
  • fDate
    5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    655
  • Lastpage
    657
  • Abstract
    A compact multifiber backpanel type connector has been constructed by applying backpanel housings to multifiber push-on (MPO) type plugs. Fabricated backpanel type connectors for 8-fiber ribbons exhibit a low insertion loss of 0.2 dB and a high return loss of 60 dB.
  • Keywords
    optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical interconnections; packaging; 0.2 dB; 60 dB; 8-fiber ribbon; backpanel housings; compact multifiber backpanel type connector; design; insertion loss; multifiber backpanel type connector; multifiber push-on type plugs; performance; return loss; Communication cables; Connectors; Histograms; Insertion loss; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Packaging machines; Plugs;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.491570
  • Filename
    491570