Title :
Physical-contact conditions for multicore fiber optical connectors
Author :
Shikama, K. ; Abe, Y. ; Yanagi, S. ; Takahashi, Tatsuro
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
We clarify the physical-contact conditions for multicore fiber connectors with good optical characteristics, and demonstrate physical-contact multicore fiber connectors with a sufficiently high return loss of more than 40 dB for all cores.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical fabrication; optical fibre couplers; compression force; ferrule-end structures; multicore fiber optical connectors; physical contact conditions; return loss; Connectors; Force; Gold; Optical fibers; Photonics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
