Ferrule fabrication for the MT-type optical fiber connector using the microinjection process

Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2008, Pages

  Lee, Chung Jui ^a   Lin, Jen Fin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; COBALT COMPOUNDS; COMMINUTION; ELECTRIC LOAD MANAGEMENT; ELECTROFORMING; FABRICATION; MOLDING; MOLDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; PORTS AND HARBORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TELLURIC PROSPECTING; TRANSITION METALS;

CYCLE TIMES; DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES; FABRICATION TECHNIQUES; HOLE ARRAYS; HOLE FABRICATIONS; LIGA PROCESSES; LIGA TECHNIQUES; LIQUID COMPOUNDS; MICRO-INJECTION MOLDINGS; MICROINJECTION; NOVEL DESIGNS; OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTORS; POSITIONING ERRORS; PRESENT METHODS; RETURN LOSSES; X-RAY EXPOSURES;

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION;

EID: 58149401132     PISSN: 09601317     EISSN: 13616439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0960-1317/18/11/115026     Document Type: Article

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