CA1294164C - Positioning mechanism of optical fiber connector - Google Patents

Positioning mechanism of optical fiber connector

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Publication number
CA1294164C
CA1294164C CA000543967A CA543967A CA1294164C CA 1294164 C CA1294164 C CA 1294164C CA 000543967 A CA000543967 A CA 000543967A CA 543967 A CA543967 A CA 543967A CA 1294164 C CA1294164 C CA 1294164C
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Prior art keywords
optical fiber
cylindrical member
pawl
fiber connector
ring
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Expired - Lifetime
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CA000543967A
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English (en)
French (fr)
Inventor
Takayuki Masuko
Norio Suzuki
Kaoru Moriya
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Fujitsu Ltd
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Fujitsu Ltd
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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
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3834—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule
    • G02B6/3843—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule with auxiliary facilities for movably aligning or adjusting the fibre within its ferrule, e.g. measuring position or eccentricity
    • 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/264—Optical coupling means with optical elements between opposed fibre ends which perform a function other than beam splitting
    • 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G02B6/3877—Split sleeves
    • 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
    • G02B6/3833—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture
    • G02B6/3854—Ferrules characterised by materials

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
CA000543967A 1986-08-08 1987-08-07 Positioning mechanism of optical fiber connector Expired - Lifetime CA1294164C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP61185248A JPS6341811A (ja) 1986-08-08 1986-08-08 光コネクタ位置決め構造
JP61-185248 1986-08-08

Publications (1)

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CA1294164C true CA1294164C (en) 1992-01-14

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CA000543967A Expired - Lifetime CA1294164C (en) 1986-08-08 1987-08-07 Positioning mechanism of optical fiber connector

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US (1) US4832435A (en])
JP (1) JPS6341811A (en])
CA (1) CA1294164C (en])
NZ (1) NZ221310A (en])

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US6663293B2 (en) 2001-03-16 2003-12-16 Fitel Usa Corp. Tunable optical fiber connector
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JP5913837B2 (ja) * 2011-05-27 2016-04-27 オリンパス株式会社 光学デバイス
US10175426B2 (en) * 2015-09-02 2019-01-08 Kyocera Corporation Adapter, and optical plug and optical communication module used with adapter

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US4541685A (en) * 1983-03-07 1985-09-17 At&T Bell Laboratories Optical connector sleeve
GB2149589B (en) * 1983-11-08 1988-06-02 Davis & Son John A connector for releasable connection of a first to a second apparatus
JPH063488B2 (ja) * 1984-11-28 1994-01-12 富士通株式会社 光コネクタ
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JPS6341811A (ja) 1988-02-23
JPH055323B2 (en]) 1993-01-22
US4832435A (en) 1989-05-23
NZ221310A (en) 1989-09-27

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