Reliability of passive optical components

B. G. LeFevre

doi:10.1117/12.181376

8 September 1993 Reliability of passive optical components

B. G. LeFevre

Proceedings Volume 10272, Fiber Optics Reliability and Testing: A Critical Review; 1027208 (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.181376
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Although the service reliability of passive optical components has been quite good, methods for predicting reliability have not been developed for them as they have for fiber. There is a growing need for methods of predicting failure rates as these components move into new areas of existing networks and new applications where they will be subjected to a broad range of service environments. The methods will have to be based on accelerated tests derived from life-stress models appropriate for the known failure modes. This paper deals with the application of these basic principles to fiber optic connectors and splices. The common failure modes are reviewed and guidelines are proposed for developing reliability prediction methods.

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B. G. LeFevre "Reliability of passive optical components", Proc. SPIE 10272, Fiber Optics Reliability and Testing: A Critical Review, 1027208 (8 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.181376

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