• DocumentCode
    1678811
  • Title

    Elmination of Manual Cleaving and De-nubbing in the Polishing of Connectorized Fiber End-faces

  • Author

    Erdogan, Cuneyt

  • Author_Institution
    Krell Technol. Inc., Morganville, NJ
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    6
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate an automated process for connectorized optical fibers encompassing tip de-nubbing through final polish. The automated process is compatible with both single and multi-fiber connectors, and compliant to applicable optical and end-face geometry criteria.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre fabrication; polishing; connectorized optical fibers; manual cleaving; multifiber connectors; polishing; single fiber connectors; tip de-nubbing; Automatic control; Connectors; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Laser beam cutting; Manuals; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Springs; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-831-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2007.4348493
  • Filename
    4348493