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Cleaning Standards for Fiber Optic Connectors Promise Time and Cost Savings

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Millions of dollars could be saved every year by avoiding over- or undercleaning.

Tatiana Berdinskikh and Heather Tkalec, National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative

A cleaning standard for fiber optic connectors could save industry millions of dollars annually. Contamination of connector end faces — in the form of something as simple as dust particles or fingerprints — can change light propagation through the fiber, degrading device performance and causing data errors. To avoid this, it is common practice to clean fiber optic connectors prior to assembly and test, adding to the cost. However, there is no industry standard for connector cleanliness. As a result, the devices can be either overcleaned, which consumes manpower and materials, or undercleaned,...Read full article

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    Published: June 2004
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