The Effects of Contaminants on Fiber Optic Connector Radiation Patterns.

Abstract

The study of how liquid contaminants affect transmission within fiber connectors in installing fiber optic systems has shown that fiber optic connectors which are contaminated by oils and grease generally enhance light transmissions, thus eliminating one of the objections to fiber optic communications. It was found that some of the contaminants that attenuate transmission are opaque and that they can be removed from the connector during normal maintenance. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 25, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783691

Entities

People

  • G. Kosmos

Organizations

  • Naval Information Warfare Systems Command

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Connectors
  • Electromagnetic Pulses
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Light Transmission
  • Maintenance
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Patterns

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.