• DocumentCode
    3518958
  • Title

    Development of an Automated Cleaning System for Multi-ferrule Fiber Optic Connectors

  • Author

    Duffy, Jack ; Hashimoto, Dieter ; Sloan, Jeff ; Bellegarde, Gene

  • Author_Institution
    Cisco Syst. Inc., Boxborough, MA, USA
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    24-28 Feb. 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • Abstract
    A novel four stage automated process (a steam blast, CO2 snow blast, vacuum, and heated ionized drying air) has been developed to efficiently clean fiber optic endfaces in high density multi-ferrule connectors.
  • Keywords
    electric connectors; optical interconnections; automated cleaning system; heated ionized drying air; multiferrule fiber optic connectors; snow blast; steam blast; Cleaning; Connectors; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Snow; Solids; Streaming media; Testing; Vacuum systems;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-856-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2008.4528037
  • Filename
    4528037
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3518958