AU2013203876B2 - Optical fiber connection system including optical fiber alignment device - Google Patents

Optical fiber connection system including optical fiber alignment device Download PDF

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AU2013203876B2
AU2013203876B2 AU2013203876A AU2013203876A AU2013203876B2 AU 2013203876 B2 AU2013203876 B2 AU 2013203876B2 AU 2013203876 A AU2013203876 A AU 2013203876A AU 2013203876 A AU2013203876 A AU 2013203876A AU 2013203876 B2 AU2013203876 B2 AU 2013203876B2
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Dwight A. BRETZ
David Donald Erdman
Robert Charles Flaig
Michael Gurreri
Randall Bobby Paul
Danny Willy August Verheyden
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    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
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    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
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    • G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
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    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3846—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture with fibre stubs
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    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3865—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using moulding techniques
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    • G02B6/3882—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends
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