Title :
Mechanical Characteristics of MCF Connector
Author :
Sakaime, Katsuyoshi ; Nagase, Ryo ; Watanabe, K. ; Saito, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Inst. of Technol., Narashino, Japan
Abstract :
For practical use multicore fiber connectors must have stable optical characteristics. We employed Oldham´s coupling mechanism inside an MU-type connector plug housing and realized stable mechanical characteristics against vibration, shock and applied tensile load.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; vibrations; MCF connector; MU-type connector plug housing; Oldham coupling mechanism; mechanical characteristics; multicore fiber connectors; shock; stable mechanical characteristics; stable optical characteristics; tensile load; vibration; Connectors; Couplings; Multicore processing; Optical coupling; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; MU-type optical connector; Multicore fiber; Optical connector;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2766-1
DOI :
10.1109/SUM.2014.95
