Reference surface 41640 86590537 2006-11-08T22:52:57Z Sanguinity 297967 Disambig link repair In [[fiber optic]] technology, a '''reference surface''' is that surface of an [[optical fiber]] that is used to contact the transverse-alignment elements of a [[electronic component|component]] such as a [[connector]] or [[mechanical splice]]. 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-silica fiber]]), the reference surface may be the [[Fiber_optics#Principle_of_operation|core]]. ==References== *[[Federal Standard 1037C]] {{optics-stub}} [[Category:Fiber optics]]