Title :
Novel Field Installable Sagged Fiber Connector Realizing Physical Contact Connection without Polishing Fiber Endface
Author :
Abe, Y. ; Kihara, M. ; Kobayashi, Masato ; Matsui, Soya ; Nagase, Ryo ; Tomita, S.
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a new type of field installable optical fiber connector that enables us to realize physical contact connection by using a sharpened fiber endface and the compression force of sagged fiber.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; field installable optical fiber connector; polishing fiber endface; sagged fiber connector realizing physical contact connection; Assembly; Connectors; Contacts; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Shape;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528284
