CA2079276A1 - Procede de polissage pour connecteur optique avec fibre optique et appareil de polissage - Google Patents

Procede de polissage pour connecteur optique avec fibre optique et appareil de polissage

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CA2079276A1
CA2079276A1 CA2079276A CA2079276A CA2079276A1 CA 2079276 A1 CA2079276 A1 CA 2079276A1 CA 2079276 A CA2079276 A CA 2079276A CA 2079276 A CA2079276 A CA 2079276A CA 2079276 A1 CA2079276 A1 CA 2079276A1
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optical fiber
polishing
connector assembly
optical
face
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CA2079276C (fr
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Jie Xu
Kenji Suzuki
Isamu Kinoshita
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Furukawa Electric Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP28046991A external-priority patent/JP3187480B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP6114492A external-priority patent/JPH05224089A/ja
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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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon type
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B24—GRINDING; POLISHING
    • B24B—MACHINES, DEVICES, OR PROCESSES FOR GRINDING OR POLISHING; DRESSING OR CONDITIONING OF ABRADING SURFACES; FEEDING OF GRINDING, POLISHING, OR LAPPING AGENTS
    • B24B19/00—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group
    • B24B19/22—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground
    • B24B19/226—Single-purpose machines or devices for particular grinding operations not covered by any other main group characterised by a special design with respect to properties of the material of non-metallic articles to be ground of the ends of optical fibres
    • 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
    • G02B6/25—Preparing the ends of light guides for coupling, e.g. cutting
    • 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
    • G02B6/3863—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture fabricated by using polishing techniques

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Grinding And Polishing Of Tertiary Curved Surfaces And Surfaces With Complex Shapes (AREA)
CA002079276A 1991-10-01 1992-09-28 Procede de polissage pour connecteur optique avec fibre optique et appareil de polissage Expired - Fee Related CA2079276C (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP3-280469 1991-10-01
JP28046991A JP3187480B2 (ja) 1991-10-01 1991-10-01 光ファイバと光コネクタとの結合体を研磨する研磨装置および研磨方法
JP4-61144 1992-02-17
JP6114492A JPH05224089A (ja) 1992-02-17 1992-02-17 光ファイバと光コネクタとの結合体の研磨方法

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CA2079276A1 true CA2079276A1 (fr) 1993-04-02
CA2079276C CA2079276C (fr) 1999-09-21

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CA002079276A Expired - Fee Related CA2079276C (fr) 1991-10-01 1992-09-28 Procede de polissage pour connecteur optique avec fibre optique et appareil de polissage

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US (1) US5480344A (fr)
EP (1) EP0535636B1 (fr)
CA (1) CA2079276C (fr)
DE (1) DE69221417T2 (fr)
ES (1) ES2107486T3 (fr)

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US5480344A (en) 1996-01-02
EP0535636A3 (en) 1994-05-18
DE69221417D1 (de) 1997-09-11
EP0535636B1 (fr) 1997-08-06
ES2107486T3 (es) 1997-12-01
EP0535636A2 (fr) 1993-04-07
DE69221417T2 (de) 1998-02-12
CA2079276C (fr) 1999-09-21

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