DK0431768T3 - Præget præcisionscentreringselement til en lyslederforbindelse - Google Patents

Præget præcisionscentreringselement til en lyslederforbindelse

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DK0431768T3
DK0431768T3 DK90312394.1T DK90312394T DK0431768T3 DK 0431768 T3 DK0431768 T3 DK 0431768T3 DK 90312394 T DK90312394 T DK 90312394T DK 0431768 T3 DK0431768 T3 DK 0431768T3
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Prior art keywords
fibers
embossed
fiber optic
centering element
optic connection
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DK90312394.1T
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Danish (da)
English (en)
Inventor
Richard A Patterson
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Minnesota Mining & Mfg
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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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • 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
    • G02B6/3648—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures
    • G02B6/3652—Supporting carriers of a microbench type, i.e. with micromachined additional mechanical structures the additional structures being prepositioning mounting areas, allowing only movement in one dimension, e.g. grooves, trenches or vias in the microbench surface, i.e. self aligning supporting carriers
    • 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
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3802—Assembly tools, e.g. crimping tool or pressing bench

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Optical Integrated Circuits (AREA)
  • Optical Communication System (AREA)
  • Treatment Of Fiber Materials (AREA)
DK90312394.1T 1989-11-15 1990-11-13 Præget præcisionscentreringselement til en lyslederforbindelse DK0431768T3 (da)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/437,027 US5013123A (en) 1988-04-18 1989-11-15 Stamped precision lightguide interconnect centering element

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DK0431768T3 true DK0431768T3 (da) 1996-02-05

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US (1) US5013123A (xx)
EP (1) EP0431768B1 (xx)
JP (1) JP3070947B2 (xx)
KR (1) KR0181500B1 (xx)
CN (1) CN1028563C (xx)
AT (1) ATE128247T1 (xx)
AU (1) AU641695B2 (xx)
BR (1) BR9005750A (xx)
CA (1) CA2027476C (xx)
CZ (1) CZ281105B6 (xx)
DE (1) DE69022551T2 (xx)
DK (1) DK0431768T3 (xx)
ES (1) ES2077039T3 (xx)
HK (1) HK1007804A1 (xx)
HU (1) HU214162B (xx)
MX (1) MX172161B (xx)
MY (1) MY106632A (xx)
RU (1) RU2032194C1 (xx)
SK (1) SK280526B6 (xx)
ZA (1) ZA908527B (xx)

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HU906964D0 (en) 1991-05-28
AU641695B2 (en) 1993-09-30
CZ281105B6 (cs) 1996-06-12
HK1007804A1 (en) 1999-04-23
AU6451390A (en) 1991-05-23
CN1051795A (zh) 1991-05-29
KR910010210A (ko) 1991-06-29
CS557490A3 (en) 1992-06-17
ZA908527B (en) 1992-06-24
SK280526B6 (sk) 2000-03-13
DE69022551D1 (de) 1995-10-26
HU214162B (hu) 1998-01-28
MY106632A (en) 1995-05-30
EP0431768B1 (en) 1995-09-20
DE69022551T2 (de) 1996-05-02
ATE128247T1 (de) 1995-10-15
EP0431768A1 (en) 1991-06-12
CN1028563C (zh) 1995-05-24
MX172161B (es) 1993-12-06
CA2027476C (en) 1996-12-03
US5013123A (en) 1991-05-07
CA2027476A1 (en) 1991-05-16
HUH3603A (en) 1992-01-28
RU2032194C1 (ru) 1995-03-27
JP3070947B2 (ja) 2000-07-31
BR9005750A (pt) 1991-09-24
KR0181500B1 (ko) 1999-05-15
ES2077039T3 (es) 1995-11-16
JPH03172805A (ja) 1991-07-26

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