Abstract
We report quantitative measurements of self-contamination in conventional and modified multi-SMF MT connector ferrules. The modifications enable connector wear, Insertion Loss (IL), and IL reproducibility that are essentially equivalent to conventional ceramic ferrule connectors.
© 2003 Optical Society of America
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