• DocumentCode
    1793525
  • Title

    Optical fiber runs through “In-Unit” with 0.9mm drop, clear clips and epoxy with invisible tracks

  • Author

    Chen, David Z. ; Colasanto, Christina ; Levendos, Chris ; Durkin, Martin ; Chiliki, Mike ; Ditmore, Robert ; Anderson, Patrick ; Kidd, Keith ; Hessenthaler, Sherry ; Carey, John

  • Author_Institution
    Verizon Commun. Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    9-13 March 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    Verizon has successfully initiated and deployed an innovative drop cable solution for the installation of FTTh services in existing, residential Multi-Dwelling-Unit applications. The new In-Unit cable consists of 0.9mm drop with G.657.B3 fiber and a field spliceable, mechanical connector.
  • Keywords
    optical couplers; optical fibre subscriber loops; FTTh services; G.657.B3 fiber; Verizon; drop cable; epoxy; in-unit cable; invisible tracks; mechanical connector; optical fiber; residential multi-dwelling-unit; size 0.9 mm; Connectors; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-5575-2994-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1364/OFC.2014.Th1G.2
  • Filename
    6886669