Injection molded plastic multifiber connector realizing physical contact with fiber elasticity

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1271-1277

  Kobayashi, Masaru ^a   Yoshida, Takashi ^a   Asakawa, Shuichiro ^a   Iwano, Shin'ichi ^a   Nagase, Ryo ^a   Sumida, Shin ^a   Mitachi, Seiko ^a  

^a NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; INJECTION MOLDING; INSERTION LOSSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

OPTICAL FIBER MECHANICAL FACTORS;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 0033352647     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.806752     Document Type: Article

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