Title :
Advantages of automated fiber-optic termination
Author :
Christopher, Anthony J.
Author_Institution :
KSARIA Corp., Wilmington, MA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251905
