Versatile multifiber optical connectivity solution: From concept to realization

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 562-570

  Kunde, Jens ^a,b   Bauknecht, Raimond ^c,d   Krähenbühl, Roger ^e   Niedermann, Philippe ^a   Bosshard, Christian ^a  

^a CSEM   (Switzerland)

^b Oerlikon Space AG   (Switzerland)

^c LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

^d Landis and Gyr Communications Corp   (Switzerland)

^e HUBER SUHNER AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Optical arrays; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber connecting; Optical interconnections; Packaging

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; MICROLENSES; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBER COUPLING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SINGLE MODE FIBERS;

MULTIFIBER INTERCONNECTION TECHNOLOGY;

OPTICAL INTERCONNECTS;

EID: 34147139803     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.889383     Document Type: Article

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