Injection-moulded fibre ribbon connectors for parallel optical links fabricated by the LIGA technique

Authors
Dunkel, K Bauer, HD Ehrfeld, W Hossfeld, J Weber, L Horcher, G Muller, G
Citation
K. Dunkel et al., Injection-moulded fibre ribbon connectors for parallel optical links fabricated by the LIGA technique, J MICROM M, 8(4), 1998, pp. 301-306
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING
ISSN journal
09601317 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
301 - 306
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1317(199812)8:4<301:IFRCFP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Using the LIGA technique prototypes of twelve-fibre-wide ribbon connector f errules have been developed that provide low-loss physical-contact multimod e connections for parallel interfaces. The ferrules are injection moulded a nd the modular mould insert has been fabricated by means of microtechnology (LIGA) and electro-discharge machining. After assembling, mated couples of these ferrules show average insertion loss values of 0.35 dB and have been used to successfully transmit data with a transfer rate of 250 Mbit s(-1) per fibre over a 100 m distance.