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A Reliable Low-Loss Field-Installable Optical Connector Design by Splicing Angle Adjustment

접속 각도 조정을 통한 신뢰성 있는 저 손실 현장조립 광커넥터 설계

  • Received : 2010.09.16
  • Accepted : 2011.08.17
  • Published : 2011.09.25
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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a design method for a reliable and improved field-installable optical connectors(FIOC) which are needed for long-distance and low loss FTTH configuration. To this end, we optimize the angle of splicing between the inner fiber and the field fiber of the FIOC, so that the low loss connection of optical fibers is possible without using any angle alignment tools as well as angled cleavers. More precisely, we set the cutting angle of the inner filber and the field fiber to be $2^{\circ}$ by using an angled cleaver and $0^{\circ}{\sim}1^{\circ}$ by using a general fiber cutter, respectively. Splicing these two optical fibers without any further adjustment, we can keep the insertion loss within 0.3dB and the reflection loss within -60dB.

본 논문에서는 장거리, 저 손실 FTTH 구성에 필요한 현장조립 광커넥터(FIOC)의 접속 신뢰성과 성능 향상을 위한 방법을 제시한다. 이를 위해 FIOC의 내부 광섬유(inner fiber)와 외부 광섬유(field fiber)의 접속 면 각도를 최적화하여 별도의 각도 맞춤 툴과 광섬유 유각 절단기(fiber angled cleaver) 없이 조립하여도 저 손실 접속이 가능하도록 하였다. FIOC의 내부 광섬유(inner fiber)의 각도를 angled cleaver를 이용해 $2^{\circ}$로 고정하고, 외부 광섬유(field fiber)는 일반 광섬유 절단기를 이용해 오차를 포함해서 $0^{\circ}{\sim}1^{\circ}$의 각도로 서로 접속하여 삽입손실은 0.3dB 이내로 줄이고, 반사손실은 -60dB 이하를 유지 할 수 있도록 하였다.

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