Statistical Analysis on Connection Characteristics of Optical Fiber Connectors

Yasuhiro ANDO; Shin'ichi IWANO; Kazunori KANAYAMA; Ryo NAGASE

Statistical Analysis on Connection Characteristics of Optical Fiber Connectors

Yasuhiro ANDO, Shin'ichi IWANO, Kazunori KANAYAMA, Ryo NAGASE

Full Text Views

0

Share
Cite this

Summary :

The statistical properties of insertion losses and return losses for optical connectors are investigated theoretically using the probability theory and the Monte Carlo simulation. Our investigation is focused on an orientation method for reducing insertion loss by which a fiber-core center is adjusted in a region of within a certain angle to the positioning key direction. It is demonstrated that the method can significantly improve insertion losses, and that an adjusting operation angle of 90 degrees is sufficient to realize an insertion loss of less than 0.5 dB with 99% cumulative probability. Good agreement was obtained between the theoretical distribution and the experimental results for single-mode fiber connection. Consequently, it is indicated that the statistical distributions of insertion losses and return losses of optical connectors in the field can be predicted theoretically from the values measured in the factory by connection to a master connector.

Publication: IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics Vol.E77-C No.12 pp.1970-1982

Publication Date: 1994/12/25

Publicized

Online ISSN

DOI

Type of Manuscript: PAPER

Category: Opto-Electronics

Cite this

Copy

Yasuhiro ANDO, Shin'ichi IWANO, Kazunori KANAYAMA, Ryo NAGASE, "Statistical Analysis on Connection Characteristics of Optical Fiber Connectors" in IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics, vol. E77-C, no. 12, pp. 1970-1982, December 1994, doi: .
Abstract: The statistical properties of insertion losses and return losses for optical connectors are investigated theoretically using the probability theory and the Monte Carlo simulation. Our investigation is focused on an orientation method for reducing insertion loss by which a fiber-core center is adjusted in a region of within a certain angle to the positioning key direction. It is demonstrated that the method can significantly improve insertion losses, and that an adjusting operation angle of 90 degrees is sufficient to realize an insertion loss of less than 0.5 dB with 99% cumulative probability. Good agreement was obtained between the theoretical distribution and the experimental results for single-mode fiber connection. Consequently, it is indicated that the statistical distributions of insertion losses and return losses of optical connectors in the field can be predicted theoretically from the values measured in the factory by connection to a master connector.
URL: https://globals.ieice.org/en_transactions/electronics/10.1587/e77-c_12_1970/_p

Copy

@ARTICLE{e77-c_12_1970,
author={Yasuhiro ANDO, Shin'ichi IWANO, Kazunori KANAYAMA, Ryo NAGASE, },
journal={IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics},
title={Statistical Analysis on Connection Characteristics of Optical Fiber Connectors},
year={1994},
volume={E77-C},
number={12},
pages={1970-1982},
abstract={The statistical properties of insertion losses and return losses for optical connectors are investigated theoretically using the probability theory and the Monte Carlo simulation. Our investigation is focused on an orientation method for reducing insertion loss by which a fiber-core center is adjusted in a region of within a certain angle to the positioning key direction. It is demonstrated that the method can significantly improve insertion losses, and that an adjusting operation angle of 90 degrees is sufficient to realize an insertion loss of less than 0.5 dB with 99% cumulative probability. Good agreement was obtained between the theoretical distribution and the experimental results for single-mode fiber connection. Consequently, it is indicated that the statistical distributions of insertion losses and return losses of optical connectors in the field can be predicted theoretically from the values measured in the factory by connection to a master connector.},
keywords={},
doi={},
ISSN={},
month={December},}

Copy

TY - JOUR
TI - Statistical Analysis on Connection Characteristics of Optical Fiber Connectors
T2 - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics
SP - 1970
EP - 1982
AU - Yasuhiro ANDO
AU - Shin'ichi IWANO
AU - Kazunori KANAYAMA
AU - Ryo NAGASE
PY - 1994
DO -
JO - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics
SN -
VL - E77-C
IS - 12
JA - IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics
Y1 - December 1994
AB - The statistical properties of insertion losses and return losses for optical connectors are investigated theoretically using the probability theory and the Monte Carlo simulation. Our investigation is focused on an orientation method for reducing insertion loss by which a fiber-core center is adjusted in a region of within a certain angle to the positioning key direction. It is demonstrated that the method can significantly improve insertion losses, and that an adjusting operation angle of 90 degrees is sufficient to realize an insertion loss of less than 0.5 dB with 99% cumulative probability. Good agreement was obtained between the theoretical distribution and the experimental results for single-mode fiber connection. Consequently, it is indicated that the statistical distributions of insertion losses and return losses of optical connectors in the field can be predicted theoretically from the values measured in the factory by connection to a master connector.
ER -