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论文类型：期刊论文

发表时间：2016-04-01

发表刊物：OPTICAL ENGINEERING

收录刊物：SCIE、EI、Scopus

卷号：55

期号：4

ISSN号：0091-3286

关键字：fiber-optic connector; physical contact; endface geometry; contact force

摘要：Optical loss of fiber-optic connectors has a vital impact on fiber-optic-related systems. We analyze the contact loss caused by the endface geometry and the contact force. Based on analytical and simulated results, the analytical equations of the insertion loss (IL) and return loss (RL) as a function of the endface geometry and the contact force are derived. Then four fiber-optic connectors are experimentally tested. The experimental results are well consistent with the theoretical results, which show that there is an optimum relationship between the endface geometry and the contact force to ensure a low IL and a high RL. (C) 2016 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE)