10-year reliability test results for SC connector installed on outside plant

• Abe Yoshiteru

  NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

• Yanagi Shuichi

  NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

• Asakawa Shuichirou

  NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

• Nagase Ryo

  NTT Photonics Laboratories, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

Abstract

Optical connectors are used both indoors and outdoors. To confirm the durability of optical connectors employing PC connection in actual outdoor environments, since 1997 we have been performing a reliability test on an SC connector installed in a high temperature and high humidity location. We confirmed that SC connectors with optimized ferrule end dimensions, which are designed to provide physical contact connection with long-term reliability, have maintained good levels of optical performance in an actual outdoor environment for 10 years.

Journal

• IEICE Electronics Express

  IEICE Electronics Express 6 (8), 472-476, 2009

  The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords

• optical connector
• SC connector
• optical fiber connection
• reliability

Details

• CRID: 1390282680189172608
• NII Article ID: 130000107529
• DOI: 10.1587/elex.6.472
• ISSN: 13492543
• Web Site: http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/elex/6/8/6_8_472/_pdf
• Text Lang: en
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