Title :
Plastic optical connectors molded directly onto optical fibers and optical fiber ribbons
Author :
Robertsson, M.E. ; Eriksen, P. ; Lindstrom, Birgitta ; Moll, H.-C. ; Engstrand, J-Å
Author_Institution :
Micro Interconnect Res. Center, Ericsson Telecom AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
A technique is reported where plastic optical connectors (ferrules) have been transfer molded directly onto optical multimode fibers or fiber ribbons with a silica filled epoxy thermoset. The fabricated connector-types are cylindrical ferrules with 2.5 mm diameter for 1 fiber and flat MT-compatible connectors with 4 or 8 fibers. Preconnectorized optical cables of fixed lengths, typically between 0.2 m and 200 m can be manufactured to a low cost and should be of interest for many applications in the telecom and datacom fields. The loss properties achieved-mean loss values below 1 dB per connector-meet requirements for short haul optical links
Keywords :
optical cables; optical couplers; optical fibre fabrication; optical fibres; optical losses; plastics; 0.2 to 200 m; 1 dB; 2.5 mm; SiO2; cylindrical ferrules; fabrication; flat MT-compatible connectors; loss; manufacture; optical fiber ribbons; optical multimode fibers; plastic optical connectors; preconnectorized optical cables; short haul optical links; silica filled epoxy thermoset; transfer molding; Connectors; Costs; Manufacturing; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical losses; Plastics; Silicon compounds; Telecommunications;
Conference_Titel :
Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1993. Proceedings., 43rd
Conference_Location :
Orlando, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0794-1
DOI :
10.1109/ECTC.1993.346799
