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“ULL connectors contribute to ensure the integrity of quantum states, reducing vulnerabilities to eavesdropping attacks and enhancing the security of quantum communication channels. By minimising losses and noise, ULL connectors can also help maintain the coherence of quantum states, which is crucial for complex quantum operations.” Other benefits provided


by ULL connectors include increased efficiency of quantum communication systems, higher data rates and enhanced performance, and compatibility with existing fibre optic infrastructure, so users can seamlessly integrate the connectors into quantum communication networks, simplifying deployment and maintenance. This is an area where Coggi, and Diamond SA, is well placed to advise. The company introduced a termination method that actively places the core precisely in the ferrule centre, leading to the launch of the 0.1 dB class of connectors that helped to revolutionise the


market for telecom fibre optics connectors over 20 years ago. The company’s high


performance interconnects have become renowned for their ULL values, which can surpass conventional standards. The secret of Diamond SA’s success is the Active Core Alignment (ACA) process, which has been integral to its fibre optic component manufacturing techniques for more than two decades. No laurel resting here, though. Diamond SA more recently took the decision to improve its ACA in order to yield even lower losses.


Diamond SA’s E-2000 ULL connectors This was achieved by reducing manufacturing tolerances, taking advantage of recent advancements in imaging systems and introducing a new alignment software that enables the operators to work in a very precise and reproducible way. The result is a single mode E-2000 connector with average insertion losses as low as 0.045 dB in random mating measurements, and a


max value of 0.06 dB on 95% of the connections (effective values collected from a batch assembled with SMF-28 fibre and measured at a wavelength of 1550 nm).


Diamond SA’s E-2000 connector family benefits from ACA based on Diamond SA’s distinctive two-component ferrule – a precise zirconium- ceramic sleeve with a titanium insert designed to facilitate the precise alignment of the fibre core with the mechanical axis of the ferrule. This use of ACA technology is what Coggi believes sets the product apart. He says: “Diamond SA has


always been recognised as a leading company in the field of fibre optic connectivity solutions in a wide variety of application fields. Its production with a high degree of vertical integration and the ability to develop solutions from raw materials to the finished product puts us in a position to best meet different needs. Our potential is reflected in our ability to work with virtually every type of optical fibre commercially available today, knowing how to handle


Diamond SA’s E-2000 connector family benefits from ACA based on Diamond SA’s distinctive two-component ferrule


it and prepare it for assembly into a corresponding connector, obtaining the best possible performance, even under severe conditions of use.” Because of this, the company’s ULL connectors have almost limitless use case potential. “These include,” says Coggi, “photonics, space, medical, and R&D, where the products are faced to requirements aimed at materials, specific wavelengths, power levels far beyond the typical ones used in telecoms; as well as extreme environmental conditions in terms of, for example, temperature, pressure, humidity, and so on.” EO


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Advancements in Quantum Photonics: The Crucial Role of Ultra Low Loss (ULL) Fibre Optics Connectors


This White Paper from Diamond SA provides a look at the latest advancements in the company’s effort to decrease connection losses in single-mode fibre connectors, so as to provide players in the field of quantum photonics with a new class of ULL connector that can help them to improve the efficiency of coupling of quantum emitters, detectors, and other components, facilitating the development of robust quantum technologies.


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