Connectors in the outside plant environment: is performance and reliability a concern

Author

Agarwal, Arun K. ; Hutcheson, Lynn D.

Author_Institution

Raynet Corp., Menlo Park, CA, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

1-4 May 1994

Firstpage

986

Lastpage

993

Abstract

Telecommunication systems for telephony, video and other broadband services will use a large number of fiber optic connectors in the outside plant. In order to meet telecom plant expectations, these connectors must maintain their performance for at least 15-20 years. Are the available connector designs capable of meeting these requirements? Is performance and reliability a concern? To answer these questions and develop some understanding, SC type connectors from four manufacturers were subjected to a series of tests to simulate outside plant conditions. This paper presents the results of the environmental tests and discusses issues related with fiber optic connectors

Keywords

environmental testing; failure analysis; life testing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre testing; reliability; SC type connectors; environmental tests; fiber optic connectors; outside plant environment; reliability; telecommunication systems; Assembly; Connectors; Indoor environments; Manufacturing; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber testing; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical interferometry; Optical network units;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electronic Components and Technology Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 44th

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0914-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECTC.1994.367508

Filename

367508