High-power performance of single-mode fiber-optic connectors

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 879-885

  De Rosa, Michael ^b   Carberry, Joel ^b   Bhagavatula, Venkata ^a,b   Wagner, Karl ^c   Saravanos, Costas ^c  

^a IEEE

^b Science and Technology Division ^*  (United States)

^c Corning Cable Systems ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Fiber optics; High power; Laser damage; Near infrared; Optical connectors; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; CARBON BLACK; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FIBER LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER BEAM EFFECTS;

SINGLE-MODE FIBER-OPTIC CONNECTORS;

SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

EID: 0036578360     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.1007944     Document Type: Article

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