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    Area of Science:

    • Optical Engineering
    • Materials Science
    • Telecommunications

    Background:

    • Optical waveguide cable connectors are crucial for fiber-to-fiber coupling.
    • Understanding and minimizing signal loss (intrinsic and extrinsic) is essential for practical applications.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To review requirements for practical optical waveguide cable connectors.
    • To introduce and evaluate a novel multiple-channel, single-fiber-per-channel connector concept: the overlap connector.

    Main Methods:

    • Quantified intrinsic and extrinsic loss sources in fiber-to-fiber coupling.
    • Described the design features of the overlap connector and their relation to practical requirements.
    • Conducted experimental tests on prototype overlap connectors.

    Main Results:

    • Achieved a mean extrinsic loss of <0.6 dB with a 0.1 dB standard deviation for intermating different connector halves.
    • Identified fiber distortions contributing 0.2 dB to extrinsic loss, correctable in prototype hardware.
    • Demonstrated a corrected extrinsic loss of 0.4 dB for the overlap connector hardware.
    • Observed a standard deviation of 0.09 dB in joint loss during remating tests.

    Conclusions:

    • The overlap connector design effectively meets practical requirements for optical waveguide connectors.
    • The prototype demonstrates low extrinsic loss and stable performance upon remating.
    • Further improvements are possible by addressing fiber distortion losses in the hardware.