DE69232082T2 - Einrichtung zum Zusammenstecken von optischen Steckverbindern - Google Patents

Einrichtung zum Zusammenstecken von optischen Steckverbindern

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Publication number
DE69232082T2
DE69232082T2 DE69232082T DE69232082T DE69232082T2 DE 69232082 T2 DE69232082 T2 DE 69232082T2 DE 69232082 T DE69232082 T DE 69232082T DE 69232082 T DE69232082 T DE 69232082T DE 69232082 T2 DE69232082 T2 DE 69232082T2
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Prior art keywords
optical
matching agent
optical connector
connector
movable
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69232082T
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German (de)
English (en)
Other versions
DE69232082D1 (de
Inventor
Kazuhiko Arimoto
Yasuo Asano
Takeo Komiya
Keiji Osaka
Tomomi Sano
Hidetoshi Takasugi
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Sumiden Opcom Ltd
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
NTT Inc
Original Assignee
Sumiden Opcom Ltd
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP30171091A external-priority patent/JP3131256B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP3051492A external-priority patent/JP3274485B2/ja
Application filed by Sumiden Opcom Ltd, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd filed Critical Sumiden Opcom Ltd
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Publication of DE69232082D1 publication Critical patent/DE69232082D1/de
Publication of DE69232082T2 publication Critical patent/DE69232082T2/de
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Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3564—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details
    • G02B6/3568—Mechanical details of the actuation mechanism associated with the moving element or mounting mechanism details characterised by the actuating force
    • 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
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/3502—Optical coupling means having switching means involving direct waveguide displacement, e.g. cantilever type waveguide displacement involving waveguide bending, or displacing an interposed waveguide between stationary waveguides
    • G02B6/3508—Lateral or transverse displacement of the whole waveguides, e.g. by varying the distance between opposed waveguide ends, or by mutual lateral displacement of opposed waveguide ends
    • 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
    • G02B6/35—Optical coupling means having switching means
    • G02B6/354—Switching arrangements, i.e. number of input/output ports and interconnection types
    • G02B6/3554—3D constellations, i.e. with switching elements and switched beams located in a volume
    • G02B6/3556—NxM switch, i.e. regular arrays of switches elements of matrix type constellation
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3818—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type
    • G02B6/382—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres of a low-reflection-loss type with index-matching medium between light guides
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3897—Connectors fixed to housings, casing, frames or circuit boards

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mathematical Physics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
DE69232082T 1991-11-18 1992-11-17 Einrichtung zum Zusammenstecken von optischen Steckverbindern Expired - Fee Related DE69232082T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP30171091A JP3131256B2 (ja) 1991-11-18 1991-11-18 光コネクタ測定用結合装置
JP3051492A JP3274485B2 (ja) 1992-02-18 1992-02-18 光コネクタ結合装置

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DE69232082D1 DE69232082D1 (de) 2001-10-31
DE69232082T2 true DE69232082T2 (de) 2002-03-07

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DE69232082T Expired - Fee Related DE69232082T2 (de) 1991-11-18 1992-11-17 Einrichtung zum Zusammenstecken von optischen Steckverbindern
DE69230153T Expired - Fee Related DE69230153T2 (de) 1991-11-18 1992-11-17 Einrichtung zum Zusammenstecken von optischen Steckverbindern mit Applikator für Flüssigkeit zur Indexanpassung

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EP (2) EP0543341B1 (enExample)
KR (1) KR970004472B1 (enExample)
AU (1) AU652299B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2083193C (enExample)
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EP0543341A3 (en) 1993-09-08
AU2847392A (en) 1993-05-20
DE69230153D1 (de) 1999-11-18
EP0543341A2 (en) 1993-05-26
US5418872A (en) 1995-05-23
EP0677763B1 (en) 1999-10-13
DE69230153T2 (de) 2000-03-09
DE69232082D1 (de) 2001-10-31
EP0543341B1 (en) 2001-09-26
TW229277B (enExample) 1994-09-01
CA2083193C (en) 1998-01-06
AU652299B2 (en) 1994-08-18
KR970004472B1 (ko) 1997-03-28
KR930010571A (ko) 1993-06-22
CA2083193A1 (en) 1993-05-19
EP0677763A1 (en) 1995-10-18
US5590227A (en) 1996-12-31

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