FR2736442B1 - DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS - Google Patents

DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS

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FR2736442B1
FR2736442B1 FR9507987A FR9507987A FR2736442B1 FR 2736442 B1 FR2736442 B1 FR 2736442B1 FR 9507987 A FR9507987 A FR 9507987A FR 9507987 A FR9507987 A FR 9507987A FR 2736442 B1 FR2736442 B1 FR 2736442B1
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Prior art keywords
optical fibers
connecting optical
fibers
optical
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Expired - Fee Related
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FR9507987A
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French (fr)
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FR2736442A1 (en
Inventor
Michel Louis Romain Dillat
Pascal Maurice Marie Be Bouyer
Franck Remi Yves Domini Chopin
Ruff Laurent Raymond Rittener
Elie Zajac
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Proptic
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Proptic
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Priority to FR9507987A priority Critical patent/FR2736442B1/en
Priority to AU65218/96A priority patent/AU6521896A/en
Priority to PCT/FR1996/001037 priority patent/WO1997002500A1/en
Publication of FR2736442A1 publication Critical patent/FR2736442A1/en
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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
    • G02B6/3801—Permanent connections, i.e. wherein fibres are kept aligned by mechanical means
    • G02B6/3806—Semi-permanent connections, i.e. wherein the mechanical means keeping the fibres aligned allow for removal of the 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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3632—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means
    • G02B6/3636—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the mechanical coupling means being grooves
    • 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
    • G02B6/3807—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

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
FR9507987A 1995-07-03 1995-07-03 DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS Expired - Fee Related FR2736442B1 (en)

Priority Applications (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9507987A FR2736442B1 (en) 1995-07-03 1995-07-03 DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS
AU65218/96A AU6521896A (en) 1995-07-03 1996-07-03 Device for connecting optical fibres
PCT/FR1996/001037 WO1997002500A1 (en) 1995-07-03 1996-07-03 Device for connecting optical fibres

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
FR9507987A FR2736442B1 (en) 1995-07-03 1995-07-03 DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS

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FR2736442A1 FR2736442A1 (en) 1997-01-10
FR2736442B1 true FR2736442B1 (en) 1997-08-22

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FR (1) FR2736442B1 (en)
WO (1) WO1997002500A1 (en)

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NL7705841A (en) * 1977-05-27 1978-11-29 Philips Nv DEVICE WITH WHICH LIGHT-CONDUCTIVE FIBERS ARE COUPLED
JPS55144204A (en) * 1979-04-27 1980-11-11 Furukawa Electric Co Ltd:The Aligning and holding method of optical fiber end
US4730892A (en) * 1986-03-17 1988-03-15 Northern Telecom Limited Optical fiber mechanical splice
US4923274A (en) * 1989-06-26 1990-05-08 Siecor Corporation Connector for optical fibers
US5155781A (en) * 1991-09-06 1992-10-13 Minnesota Mining And Manufacturing Company Multiple optical fiber splice with sealing end covers

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AU6521896A (en) 1997-02-05
FR2736442A1 (en) 1997-01-10

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