Title :
MT multifiber connectors and new applications
Author :
Satake, Toshiaki ; Arikawa, Toru ; Blubaugh, P. William ; Parsons, Craig ; Uchida, Toshi K.
Author_Institution :
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC, USA
Abstract :
By using a miniature multifiber connector, the MT connector, which include a precise multifiber array and a passive alignment mechanism formed by two guide holes and pins, a passive alignment accuracy of 2 μm was obtained for 95% fibers. The passive alignment between a multimode 12-fiber ribbon terminated with MT connector and a VCSEL (Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser) array of 10 μm active diameter exhibited over 90% of coupling efficiency for the wide coupling range of 10 μm lateral offset and 100 μm separation. For fiberribbon to fiberribbon connection, MT push-on connector exhibited low connection loss of 0.327 dB in average and 0.67 dB in maximum for 600 fiber connections
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; reliability; 0.327 dB; 0.67 dB; 90 percent; MT multifiber connectors; connection loss; fiberribbon to fiberribbon connection; miniature fiber connector; multifiber array; passive alignment mechanism; Assembly; Connectors; Fiber lasers; Optical arrays; Optical coupling; Optical design; Optical fiber testing; Photonic band gap; Surface emitting lasers; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 44th
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0914-6
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1994.367507
