CA1178095A - Optic fiber coupling guide - Google Patents

Optic fiber coupling guide

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Publication number
CA1178095A
CA1178095A CA000311609A CA311609A CA1178095A CA 1178095 A CA1178095 A CA 1178095A CA 000311609 A CA000311609 A CA 000311609A CA 311609 A CA311609 A CA 311609A CA 1178095 A CA1178095 A CA 1178095A
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Prior art keywords
channel
guide
fiber
portions
fibers
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CA000311609A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Malcolm H. Hodge
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Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp
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TRW 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
    • G02B6/36—Mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/3809—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs without a ferrule embedding the fibre end, i.e. with bare fibre end
    • 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
    • G02B6/38—Mechanical coupling means having fibre to fibre mating means
    • G02B6/3807—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs
    • G02B6/381—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres
    • G02B6/3826—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres characterised by form or shape
    • G02B6/383—Hermaphroditic connectors, i.e. two identical plugs mating with one another, each plug having both male and female diametrically opposed engaging parts

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
CA000311609A 1977-09-30 1978-09-19 Optic fiber coupling guide Expired CA1178095A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US83835077A 1977-09-30 1977-09-30
US838,350 1977-09-30

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CA1178095A true CA1178095A (en) 1984-11-20

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JP (1) JPS6057565B2 (ru)
BR (1) BR7806283A (ru)
CA (1) CA1178095A (ru)
DE (1) DE2842012A1 (ru)
FR (1) FR2404866A1 (ru)
GB (1) GB2005434B (ru)

Families Citing this family (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2006457A (en) * 1978-08-15 1979-05-02 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical Fibre Splice
FR2586304B1 (fr) * 1985-08-13 1987-12-18 Radiall Ind Dispositif pour etablir, de facon reversible, une connexion entre deux fibres optiques, fiches mobiles et dispositif de fixation pour ce dispositif, et procede de preparation d'une terminaison de fibre optique adapte
DE3802240A1 (de) * 1987-09-30 1989-04-20 Krone Ag Verbindungselement fuer lichtwellenleiter
JPH01104866U (ru) * 1988-01-06 1989-07-14
WO2002054127A1 (fr) * 2000-12-28 2002-07-11 Yuelin Lee Connexion de fibres optiques a alignement
FR2818756B1 (fr) * 2001-11-16 2003-12-19 Relais Electroniques Deutsch Centreur pour la jonction bout a bout de deux fibres optiques
CN103718075B (zh) * 2011-07-29 2017-06-20 康宁光电通信有限责任公司 包括其内具有稳定光纤长度的连接器的光缆组件

Family Cites Families (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR2292989A1 (fr) * 1974-11-29 1976-06-25 Thomson Csf Connecteur pour fibre optique
DE2602661C3 (de) * 1976-01-24 1981-01-08 Felten & Guilleaume Carlswerk Ag, 5000 Koeln Kopplungsvorrichtung für Lichtleitfasern
GB1595244A (en) * 1977-01-10 1981-08-12 Trw Inc Guide-connector assembly for joining optical fibres

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GB2005434B (en) 1982-12-01
GB2005434A (en) 1979-04-19
JPS5474448A (en) 1979-06-14
FR2404866B1 (ru) 1983-09-23
DE2842012C2 (ru) 1988-04-28
JPS6057565B2 (ja) 1985-12-16
FR2404866A1 (fr) 1979-04-27
BR7806283A (pt) 1979-04-17
DE2842012A1 (de) 1979-04-12

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