Research Article
The New Tapered Fiber Connector and the Test of Its Error Rate and Coupling Characteristics
Table 1
The coupling efficiency of both the tapered connectors and common connector.
| | Lateral deviation (um) | Connector number | Optic power at position B (mW) | Coupling efficiency |
| | 1 | CON1 | 1.41 | 70% | | CON2 | 1.82 | 91% | | CON3 | 1.81 | 90% | | CON4 | 1.77 | 88% |
| | 2 | CON1 | 1.01 | 50% | | CON2 | 1.76 | 88% | | CON3 | 1.74 | 87% | | CON4 | 1.71 | 85% |
| | 3 | CON1 | 0.82 | 41% | | CON2 | 1.50 | 75% | | CON3 | 1.47 | 73% | | CON4 | 1.45 | 72% |
| | 4 | CON1 | 0.51 | 25% | | CON2 | 1.31 | 65% | | CON3 | 1.27 | 63% | | CON4 | 1.21 | 60% |
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