• DocumentCode
    3592765
  • Title

    Controlling fiber geometry to improve optical performance of low-cost 12-fiber MTP connectors

  • Author

    Marin, Esteban ; Hieu Vinh Tran ; Kobyakov, Andrey

  • Author_Institution
    Opt. Connectivity Solutions, Corning Opt. Commun., Hickory, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We study the effect of fiber tip shape and height distribution on fiber physical contact in the MTP connector. We identify a new polishing process that results in <;0.17dB of mean insertion loss per fiber.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical control; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibre losses; optical links; polishing; fiber geometry control; insertion loss; low-cost 12-fiber MTP connectors; mechanically transferrable connector; optical performance; optics links; polishing; Connectors; Contacts; Force; Insertion loss; Optical fiber couplers; Standards;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    7122086
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3592765