Title :
Physical contact connection of single-mode fiber with cleaved and unpolished endface
Author :
Koyama, R. ; Nakajima, Kensuke ; Kurashima, T.
Author_Institution :
Access Network Service Syst. Labs., NTT Corp., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
The physical contact connection of an SMF with a return loss of more than 50 dB is achieved by using the cleaved fiber endface. The fiber endface requirements and appropriate cleaving conditions are clarified.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical losses; cleaved fiber endface; physical contact connection; return loss; single-mode fiber; unpolished endface; Force; Insertion loss; Loss measurement; Optical fiber losses; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
