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Reference surface

Reference surface: In optical-fiber[?] technology, that surface of an optical fiber that is used to contact the transverse-alignment elements of a component such as a connector or mechanical splice[?].

Note: For telecommunications-grade fibers, the reference surface is the outer surface of the cladding. For plastic-clad silica (PCS) fibers, which have a strippable polymer cladding (not to be confused with the polymer overcoat of an all-glass fiber), the reference surface may be the core.

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C



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