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Reliability of passive fiber-optic interconnects |
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| Authors: | Paul M Kopera |
| Institution: | Amphenol Fiber Optic Products Lisle , IL, 60532 |
| Abstract: | In this paper, recent efforts to characterize the reliability of passive fiber-optic interconnection components, such as single-mode connectors, fused-tapered couplers, and wavelength-division multiplexers, are reviewed. These components, having been tested under a variety of mechanical and environmental conditions, showed no degradation in optical or mechanical performance. |
| Keywords: | Single-MODE Optical Fibers Microbending Losses Beam Propagation Method Spectral Losses Microbend Sensors Periodic Bending |