Title :
Moulded multifibre connectors using rectangular multirod arrangement
Author :
Satake, Toshiaki ; Murata, Hidekazu
Author_Institution :
NTT Ibaraki Electrical Communication Laboratory, Tokai, Japan
Abstract :
Moulded demountable compact multifibre connectors have been constructed which have a rectangular arrangement of precision rods within the plug mouldings to locate the fibres in its interstices and to align pairs of plugs. The samples of 10-fibre connector tested so far have exhibited average insertion loss of 0.37 dB for step-index fibre 60 ¿m in core diameter. Connectors for an arbitrary number of fibres can be made from the same mould and parts by using this method.
Keywords :
optical couplers; optical fibres; 10 fibre connector; 60 micron core diameter fibres; arbitrary number of fibres; demountable compact multifibre connectors; insertion loss 0.37 dB; moulded connectors; optical couplers; optical fibre connectors; rectangular multirod arrangement; step index fibres;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19800205
