Title :
Connection characteristics of MU-type multicore fiber connector
Author :
Sakaime, Katsuyoshi ; Nagase, Ryo ; Watanabe, K. ; Saito, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Eng., Chiba Inst. of Technol., Narashino, Japan
Abstract :
We have developed a 7-core-fiber connector. We employed Oldham´s coupling mechanism inside the MU-type connector plug housing and realized an average attenuation of 0.13 dB and good repeatability for mating cycles.
Keywords :
electronics packaging; optical communication equipment; optical fibre couplers; 7-core-fiber connector; MU-type connector plug housing; MU-type multicore fiber connector; Oldham coupling mechanism; average attenuation; connection characteristics; mating cycle repeatability; Attenuation; Connectors; Multicore processing; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; MU-type optical connector; Multicore fiber; Optical connector;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5059-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2013.6614460
