On Sun, Sep 30, 2012 at 11:52 AM, Igor Ybema <i...@ergens.org> wrote: > Hi Aaron, > >> Are there situations when angled connectors are not >> to be used? Are they 'safe' or even recommended for any kind of DWDM >> application? > > To my knowledge APC is always better than PC connectors. APC are used > to eliminate back reflections. Due to the angled connector reflections > are sent mostly towards the cladding and not the core and therefore.
Indeed. I have always held the idea that APC connectors induced greater chromatic and/or polarization mode dispersion -- yet can't find any resources that claim so, nor does that fit in with my working mental model of how light propagates. Just something I picked up during the hellish days of trying to deploy 10GbE before it was cool; now I'd like to know if it is grounded in any science (-: Thanks aaron
