Title :
Elimination of self-contamination in high-density low-loss single-mode fiber array connectors
Author :
Nykolak, G. ; Wilder, G. ; Eskildsen, L. ; Patel, N. ; Strasser, T. ; Tsuda, M. ; Kobayashi, H. ; Carter, D.
Author_Institution :
Photuris Inc., Piscataway, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We report quantitative measurements of self-contamination in conventional and modified multi-SMF mechanically transferable (MT) connector ferrules. The modifications enable connector wear, insertion loss (IL), and IL reproducibility that are essentially equivalent to conventional ceramic ferrule connectors.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; optical interconnections; connector durability; connector wear; fiber array connector losses; insertion loss; mechanically transferrable connector ferrules; self-contamination; single-mode fiber array connectors; Backplanes; Ceramics; Connectors; Costs; Insertion loss; Optical arrays; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Pins;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2003.822156
