Test Conditions For Fiber Optic Connectors And Splices

William L. Schumacher

doi:10.1117/12.933335

15 October 1982 Test Conditions For Fiber Optic Connectors And Splices

William L. Schumacher

Proceedings Volume 0326, Fiber Optics: Technology '82; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933335
Event: 1982 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1982, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

Determining insertion loss and assessing the relative quality of fiber optic connectors and splices should be a simple matter. It should be, - but it isn't. Too many other elements are being confused with the basic quality level assessment. Fiber test methods and philosophy are being applied to insertion loss testing. System budgeting concerns are causing designers to look at insertion loss specifications for guidance, but variations in system structure and com-ponents cause variations in the losses exhibited by a specific connector or splice.

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William L. Schumacher "Test Conditions For Fiber Optic Connectors And Splices", Proc. SPIE 0326, Fiber Optics: Technology '82, (15 October 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.933335

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