AU660294B2 - Optical fiber connector apparatus and method - Google Patents

Optical fiber connector apparatus and method

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AU660294B2
AU660294B2 AU88730/91A AU8873091A AU660294B2 AU 660294 B2 AU660294 B2 AU 660294B2 AU 88730/91 A AU88730/91 A AU 88730/91A AU 8873091 A AU8873091 A AU 8873091A AU 660294 B2 AU660294 B2 AU 660294B2
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Australia
Prior art keywords
optical fiber
fiber connector
connector apparatus
optical
fiber
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AU8873091A (en
Inventor
Roger R. Soulard
Eugene R Whitcomb
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Wang Laboratories Inc
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Wang Laboratories Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4292—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements the light guide being disconnectable from the opto-electronic element, e.g. mutually self aligning arrangements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G02—OPTICS
    • G02B—OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS
    • G02B6/00—Light guides; Structural details of arrangements comprising light guides and other optical elements, e.g. couplings
    • G02B6/24—Coupling light guides
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
AU88730/91A 1990-12-05 1991-09-24 Optical fiber connector apparatus and method Ceased AU660294B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US622691 1990-12-05
US07/622,691 US5078515A (en) 1990-12-05 1990-12-05 Optical fiber connector apparatus and method
PCT/US1991/006931 WO1992010771A1 (en) 1990-12-05 1991-09-24 Optical fiber connector apparatus and method

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AU8873091A AU8873091A (en) 1992-07-08
AU660294B2 true AU660294B2 (en) 1995-06-22

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AU88730/91A Ceased AU660294B2 (en) 1990-12-05 1991-09-24 Optical fiber connector apparatus and method

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US (1) US5078515A (en)
EP (1) EP0560796B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH06503181A (en)
AU (1) AU660294B2 (en)
CA (1) CA2096634A1 (en)
DE (1) DE69106146T2 (en)
WO (1) WO1992010771A1 (en)

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JPS60250312A (en) * 1984-05-26 1985-12-11 Nec Corp Optical fiber connector

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DE69106146D1 (en) 1995-02-02
DE69106146T2 (en) 1995-08-03
WO1992010771A1 (en) 1992-06-25
US5078515A (en) 1992-01-07
CA2096634A1 (en) 1992-06-06
EP0560796A1 (en) 1993-09-22
JPH06503181A (en) 1994-04-07
EP0560796B1 (en) 1994-12-21
AU8873091A (en) 1992-07-08

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