Injection molded fiber-optic connector components for single-mode fiber applications

IEICE Transactions on Electronics

Volumn E82-C, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1578-1582

  Sato, Hirotsugu ^a   Yanagi, Shuichi ^a   Shutq, Yoshito ^a   Ohno, Masayoshi ^a   Tohno, Shun Ichi ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epoxy resin; Ferrule; Fiber optic connector; Injection molding; LCP; Split alignment sleeve

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; INJECTION MOLDING; LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; THERMOSETS;

FERRULES; FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS; SPLIT ALIGNMENT SLEEVES;

OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING;

EID: 0032596122     PISSN: 09168524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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