Title :
Design and performance of a multifiber backpanel type connector
Author :
Takaya, Masaaki ; Kihara, Mitsuru ; Nagasawa, Shinji
Author_Institution :
NTT Access Network Syst. Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
fDate :
5/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A compact multifiber backpanel type connector has been constructed by applying backpanel housings to multifiber push-on (MPO) type plugs. Fabricated backpanel type connectors for 8-fiber ribbons exhibit a low insertion loss of 0.2 dB and a high return loss of 60 dB.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical interconnections; packaging; 0.2 dB; 60 dB; 8-fiber ribbon; backpanel housings; compact multifiber backpanel type connector; design; insertion loss; multifiber backpanel type connector; multifiber push-on type plugs; performance; return loss; Communication cables; Connectors; Histograms; Insertion loss; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical losses; Packaging machines; Plugs;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
