Title :
Elimination of self-contamination in high-density low-loss single mode fiber array-connectors
Author :
Nykolak, G. ; Wilder, G. ; Eskildsen, L. ; Patel, N. ; Strasser, T. ; Tsuda, Makoto ; Kobayashi, H. ; Carter, D.
Author_Institution :
Photuris Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report quantitative measurements of self-contamination in conventional and modified multiSMF MT connector ferrules. The modifications enable connector wear, insertion loss (IL), and IL reproducibility that are essentially equivalent to conventional ceramic ferrule connectors.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical interconnections; optical materials; ceramic ferrule connector; insertion loss; low-loss single mode fiber array-connector; modification enable connector wear; modified multiSMF MT connector ferrules; quantitative measurement; self-contamination; Backplanes; Ceramics; Cleaning; Connectors; Costs; Insertion loss; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248588