• DocumentCode
    3119278
  • Title

    New mechanical splices for single and ribbon fibres

  • Author

    Trouillard, G. ; Cerutti, R. ; Pruneau-Godmaire, X. ; Leblanc, F. ; Zivojinovic, P. ; Weynant, E.

  • Author_Institution
    Phasoptx Inc., Montréal, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    21-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    9
  • Lastpage
    10
  • Abstract
    The current growth of optical-fibre use in aerospace is leading to the development of means to facilitate installation and decrease labor cost. In this context, we propose a new device to connect fibres. The mechanical splice, called Optimend®, is suitable for harsh environment applications. The capacity and quality of this new shape memory alloy splicing device for installation and connection of optical fibres is demonstrated in this paper.
  • Keywords
    aerospace materials; optical fibre fabrication; optical interconnections; shape memory effects; splicing; aerospace industry; mechanical splices; optical fibre connection; ribbon fibres; shape memory alloy splicing; single fibres; Conferences; Optical fibers; Photonics; Shape memory alloys; Temperature distribution; Time measurement;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Avionics Fiber-Optics and Photonics Technology Conference (AVFOP), 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Denver, CO
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5312-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5313-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AVFOP.2010.5637488
  • Filename
    5637488