• DocumentCode
    615006
  • Title

    High density, low cost, no-polish optical ferrule

  • Author

    Childers, Darrell ; Hughes, Mike

  • Author_Institution
    US Conec, Ltd., Hickory, NC, USA
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    5-8 May 2013
  • Firstpage
    33
  • Lastpage
    34
  • Abstract
    A monolithic, multi-fiber ferule with integrated collimating lenses with the same overall footprint as a traditional MT-type ferrule was tested for insertion loss and return loss, before and after durability testing without cleaning.
  • Keywords
    durability; integrated optics; lenses; optical fibre couplers; optical fibre losses; optical fibre testing; durability testing; high density low cost no-polish optical ferrule; insertion loss; integrated collimating lenses; monolithic multifiber ferule; return loss; traditional MT-type ferrule; Cleaning; Connectors; Insertion loss; Optical fibers; Optical interconnections; Optical losses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Interconnects Conference, 2013 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Santa Fe, NM
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5061-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5062-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OIC.2013.6552910
  • Filename
    6552910