Title :
Miniature detachable photonic turn connector for parallel optic transceiver interface
Author :
Childers, Darrell ; Childers, Eric ; Graham, Joe ; Hughes, Mike ; Schoellner, Dirk ; Ugolini, Alan
Author_Institution :
US Conec, Ltd., Hickory, NC, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the design, assembly and qualification of a novel photonic turn connector. The no-polish connector interfaces directly with next generation parallel optic modules supporting low cost, high-density link architectures.
Keywords :
optical fibre couplers; optical transceivers; high-density link architecture; low cost link architecture; miniature detachable photonic turn connector; next generation parallel optic module; no-polish connector; parallel optic transceiver interface; Connectors; Lenses; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6