Fiber optic throughput performance evaluation in multi-fiber termination connectors

Emily Farr; Sarah Tuttle; John Wilson; Rishi Pahuja; Travis Mandeville; Colby Jurgenson; Kal Kadlec; Stefanie Wachter; Solange Ramirez

doi:10.1117/12.2629751

29 August 2022 Fiber optic throughput performance evaluation in multi-fiber termination connectors

Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, John Wilson, Rishi Pahuja, Travis Mandeville, Colby Jurgenson, Kal Kadlec, Stefanie Wachter, Solange Ramirez

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Proceedings Volume 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX; 1218478 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629751
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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We present measurements of the adapted SDSS-V BOSS fiber slit, as well as measurements of the APOGEE fiber tributaries in order to better our understanding of throughput loss at multi-fiber termination junctions. The BOSS fiber slit was adapted from the original slit used on sky, and multi fiber termination connectors were added in order to extend the fiber length for the new SDSS-V FPS configuration. Testing on multi fiber termination junctions was conducted with APOGEE tributaries to characterize the expected throughput loss due to multi fiber terminations for the APOGEE spectrograph. Multi fiber connectors were tested with and without index matching gel to evaluate whether throughput loss could be mitigated

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Emily Farr, Sarah Tuttle, John Wilson, Rishi Pahuja, Travis Mandeville, Colby Jurgenson, Kal Kadlec, Stefanie Wachter, and Solange Ramirez "Fiber optic throughput performance evaluation in multi-fiber termination connectors", Proc. SPIE 12184, Ground-based and Airborne Instrumentation for Astronomy IX, 1218478 (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629751

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