Performance and reliability of optical fiber connectors in the outside plant environment

Author

Agarwal, Arun K. ; Hutcheson, Lynn D.

Author_Institution

Raynet Corp., Menlo Park, CA, USA

Volume

18

Issue

2

fYear

1995

fDate

5/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

221

Lastpage

226

Abstract

Telecommunication (telco) systems for telephony, video, and other broadband services will use a large number of fiber optic connectors and many of these connectors may be deployed in the outside plant (OSP). To meet telco plant expectations, these connectors must maintain their performance for at least 15-20 years. Are the available fiber optic connector designs capable of meeting these requirements? Is there a concern about connector performance or reliability? To answer these questions and develop some understanding of the behavior of fiber optic connectors in the OSP environment, SC type connectors from four manufacturers were evaluated by subjecting them to a sequence of tests simulating OSP conditions. This paper presents the results of the environmental tests

Keywords

environmental testing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre testing; reliability; OSP conditions; SC type connectors; connector designs; connector performance; environmental tests; optical fiber connectors; outside plant environment; reliability; telecommunication systems; Assembly; Connectors; Indoor environments; Manufacturing; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical network units; Thermal resistance;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology, Part B: Advanced Packaging, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1070-9894

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/96.386244

Filename

386244