DocumentCode
400024
Title
Advantages of automated fiber-optic termination
Author
Christopher, Anthony J.
Author_Institution
KSARIA Corp., Wilmington, MA, USA
Volume
1
fYear
2003
fDate
27-28 Oct. 2003
Firstpage
455
Abstract
This paper discusses automated manufacturing techniques and equipment that are currently being developed and deployed to address issues associated with manual processes. These systems can take fiber cable and terminations as input and automatically assemble and test completed cables with no reliance on operator technique or skill level.
Keywords
assembling; optical cables; optical fibre fabrication; optical testing; polishing; automated fiber-optic termination; automated manufacturing equipment; automated manufacturing techniques; fiber cable; fiber terminations; Assembly systems; Automatic testing; Manuals; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Optical fiber cables; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Pulp manufacturing; System testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
ISSN
1092-8081
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7888-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251905
Filename
1251905
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