Title :
Accumulation of Particles Near the Core During Repetitive Fiber Connector Matings and De-matings
Author :
Berdinskikh, Tatiana ; Chen, Jeno ; Culbert, John M. ; Fisher, David ; Huang, Sun-Yuan ; Roche, Brian J. ; Tkalec, Heather ; Wilson, Douglas H. ; Ainley, Steven B.
Author_Institution :
Celestica Int., Inc., Toronto
Abstract :
The increased accumulation of particles near the core during a series of mating/de-mating operations was investigated. One cause for this accumulation was ESD (electrostatic discharge) effects from cleaning. Methods to prevent this phenomenon were studied.
Keywords :
electrostatic discharge; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; ESD effects; electrostatic discharge effects; fiber connector de-matings; fiber connector matings; particle accumulation; Cleaning; Connectors; Contamination; Degradation; Electrostatic discharge; Inspection; Manufacturing; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Samarium;
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
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348496
