• 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