Title :
200 × 200 automated optical fiber cross-connect equipment using a fiber-handling robot for optical cabling systems
Author :
Mizukarni, M. ; Makiliara, M. ; Inagaki, Shuichiro ; Sasakura, Kunihiko
Author_Institution :
NTT Microsystem Integration Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
An automated optical fiber cross-connect equipment, using a fiber-handling robot, reduces both operation and equipment costs and enables us to construct reliable optical networks for intelligent buildings and optical access network facilities.
Keywords :
building management systems; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; robots; 1 dB; 1 min; 19 inch; 40 dB; automated optical fiber cross-connect equipment; fiber-handling robot; intelligent buildings; optical access network facilities; optical cabling systems; optical network reliability; Costs; Intelligent networks; Intelligent robots; Intelligent structures; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Robotics and automation; Telecommunication network reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193170
