Design and performance of very-high-density 60-fiber connectors

Author

Takaya, Masaaki ; Shibata, Koji

Author_Institution

NTT Tech. Assistance & Support Center, Tokyo, Japan

Volume

21

Issue

6

fYear

2003

fDate

6/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1549

Lastpage

1556

Abstract

High-density, high-count mechanically transferable (MT)-type and multifiber push-on (MPO)-type connectors were constructed by using a monolithic 60-fiber ferrule that aligns five stacked 12-fiber ribbons. The MT- and MPO-type connectors have high packaging densities of 286 and 40 fibers/cm², respectively. We fabricated both types of connector. The average insertion loss of the MT type was 0.30 dB and that of the MPO type 0.70 dB, with and without index-matching material, respectively.

Keywords

optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical interconnections; packaging; 0.30 dB; 0.70 dB; average insertion loss; high packaging densities; high-count mechanically transferable multifiber push-on connectors; index-matching material; monolithic 60-fiber ferrule; optical fibre connectors; stacked 12-fiber ribbons; very-high-density 60-fiber connectors; Clamps; Connectors; Contacts; Insertion loss; Optical devices; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Packaging; Plugs;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2003.812460

Filename

1216195