Title :
Optical connectors and variable losses in coupling multimode fibers
Abstract :
In this paper we discuss optical connectors, and address important optical and mechanical parameters that can impact the performance of optical connectors deployed in military avionics. A brief survey of fiber optic connector designs is given, and a general model for calculating multimode coupling losses is presented. The calculations are compared with experiments of a butt coupled and of an expanded beam optical system for multimode fiber. Good agreement is obtained. Conclusions about optical coupling are made
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; military equipment; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical losses; alignment losses; butt; coupling geometry; designs; expanded beam optical system; general model; mechanical parameters; military avionics; multimode coupling losses; multimode fibers; optical connectors; optical coupling; variable losses; Aerospace electronics; Connectors; Optical beams; Optical coupling; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical materials; Optical refraction;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1993. 12th DASC., AIAA/IEEE
Conference_Location :
Fort Worth, TX
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1343-7
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1993.283527
