Title :
New applications for miniature multifiber connector
Author :
Satake, Toshiaki ; Blubaugh, P. William
Author_Institution :
US Conec Ltd., Hickory, NC, USA
Abstract :
We reviewed the new applications of miniature multifiber connectors for multimode and singlemode fiber arrays. Passive alignment between the fiber ribbon and arrayed LDs/PDs/waveguides was demonstrated. The alignment error was estimated to be around 2 μm
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre networks; photodiodes; semiconductor lasers; alignment error; arrayed LDs; arrayed photodiodes; arrayed waveguides; fiber ribbon; miniature multifiber connector; multimode fiber arrays; passive alignment; review; singlemode fiber arrays; Connectors; Costs; Couplings; Optical arrays; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Packaging; Pins;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1993. LEOS '93 Conference Proceedings. IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1263-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1993.379071
