Physical-contact 256-core MPO Connector with Flat Polished Multi-core Fibers

• DOI: 10.1364/ofc.2018.w1a.6
• Publication Date: 2018-03-05T06:48:56Z
• Authors: Yuki Saito; Tetsu Morishima; Ken Manabe; Tetsuya Nakanishi; Tomomi Sano; Tetsuya Hayashi
• Keywords: Post and core

Physical contact of all the cores ultra-high-density 256-core MPO connectors with 32 strands 8-core fibers was achieved a 22-N mating force by polishing method realizing flat fiber facets and small fiber-protrusion difference.