Title :
An analyses of return loss in water immersion tests for PC connectors
Author :
Kurokawa, Hiroaki ; Hazama, Ryouhei ; Kimura, Yasuo ; Ikuno, Soichiro ; Mitachi, Seiko
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Eng., Tokyo Univ. of Technol., Hachioji, Japan
Abstract :
Return loss characteristics are observed in the water immersion test of physical contact (PC) connector with glass-ceramic ferrule (GCF). It is considered that the return loss characteristics strongly depend on variation of refractive indices of core and cladding. In the water immersion test, the penetration of water seems to cause variation of refractive indices. Unique characteristics of return loss in the water immersion tests are explained by means of numerical analyses.
Keywords :
optical fibre cladding; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; refractive index; reliability; cladding; core; glass-ceramic ferrule; physical contact connector; refractive indices; return loss characteristics; water immersion tests; Connectors; Equations; Numerical analysis; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Refractive index; Water;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363299
