Title :
Super-multi-fibre PLC connector utilising angled connection between PLC and tens of fibres
Author :
Asakawa, S. ; Abe, Y. ; Nagase, R.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fDate :
4/3/2003 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel super-multi-fibre planar lightwave circuit (PLC) connector, designed to connect tens of optical fibres and a PLC for super-multichannel PLC-based optical modules with a receptacle interface, is proposed. This connector employs an angled connection instead of a PC connection. A 0.127 mm pitch 32-fibre connector is also demonstrated, which exhibits low connection and high return losses.
Keywords :
modules; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical planar waveguides; 0.127 mm; all-optical networks; angled connection; high return losses; low connection losses; optical fibres; photonic networks; planar lightwave circuit; receptacle interface; super-multi-fibre PLC connector; super-multichannel PLC-based optical modules;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20030376
