DocumentCode
1678892
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
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
11
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;
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.2007.4348496
Filename
4348496
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