Title :
Development of MPO type 8-multicore fiber connector
Author :
Watanabe, Kengo ; Saito, Tsunetoshi ; Kawasaki, Kohei ; Iwaya, Mitsuhiro ; Ando, Takayuki ; Suematsu, Katsuki ; Shiino, Masato
Author_Institution :
Furukawa Electr. Co., Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We developed MPO type 8-MCF (56-core) connector. Rotational alignment with alignment member and absorption of protrusion difference using compressive strain were adopted. Fabricated 8-MCF connector demonstrated all core PC and connection loss <; 0.7 dB.
Keywords :
light absorption; optical fibre losses; optical interconnections; 56-core connector; MPO type 8-multicore fiber connector; alignment member; all core PC; compressive strain; connection loss; protrusion difference absorption; rotational alignment; Connectors; Face; Force; Multicore processing; Optical fibers; Pressing; Strain;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2015
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
