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Fiber Optic Reference Guide, 3rd Edition
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Fiber Optic Reference Guide, 3rd Edition

by David Goff
March 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
260 pages
9h 58m
English
Routledge
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8 INTERCONNECTION DEVICES

 

 

Interconnection devices refer to any mechanism or technique used to join an optical fiber to another fiber or to a fiber optic component. The most common interconnection device is the connector. Connectors were once the most difficult aspect of the commercialization of fiber optics. Today, nothing could be further from the truth. Fiber optic connectors have gone through several development generations in a few years and are now mature and highly reliable devices. The only drawback at this time is the almost bewildering number of connectors to choose from. Table 8.1 summarizes the evolution of fiber optic connectors.

Table 8.1 Connector Evolution
Parameter/Feature 1st Generation 2nd Generation 3rd Generation ...
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ISBN: 9780240804866