DocumentCode
712430
Title
Field reliability of silica-based PLC splitter for FTTH
Author
Aratake, Atsushi
Author_Institution
NTT Device Innovation Center, NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
fYear
2015
fDate
22-26 March 2015
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Silica-based planar lightwave circuits (PLCs) are widely used as the key components in fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) systems because of their various advantages. This paper reviews the reliability of the PLC-type 8-branch optical splitter for outdoor plant.
Keywords
optical beam splitters; optical fibre subscriber loops; reliability; FTTH; PLC-type 8-branch optical splitter; fiber-to-the-home systems; field reliability; silica-based PLC splitter; silica-based planar lightwave circuits; Humidity; Optical fiber subscriber loops; Optical waveguides; Passive optical networks; Reliability; Vibrations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location
Los Angeles, CA
Type
conf
Filename
7121781
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