Title :
Physical contact conditions of glass-ceramic ferrules for optical connectors
Author :
Mitachi, Seiko ; Yonekawa, Nobuyuki ; Hashimoto, Kazuki
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron., Tokyo Univ. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
This paper reports the optimum end face dimensions of glass ceramic ferrule; fiber withdrawal, curvature radius, and convex vertex eccentricity for physical contact connection of SC-type and MU-type optical fiber connectors.
Keywords :
glass ceramics; optical fibre couplers; optical interconnections; convex vertex eccentricity; curvature radius; face dimensions; fiber withdrawal; glass ceramic ferrule; glass-ceramic ferrules; optical connectors; physical contact conditions; Ceramics; Connectors; Contacts; Costs; Facsimile; Glass; Optical fibers; Plastics; Springs; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1159517