GB1479575A - Terminating optical fibres - Google Patents

Terminating optical fibres

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Publication number
GB1479575A
GB1479575A GB21636/76A GB2163676A GB1479575A GB 1479575 A GB1479575 A GB 1479575A GB 21636/76 A GB21636/76 A GB 21636/76A GB 2163676 A GB2163676 A GB 2163676A GB 1479575 A GB1479575 A GB 1479575A
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Prior art keywords
plastic
fibre
optical fibres
terminating optical
jewel
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Expired
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GB21636/76A
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STC PLC
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Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
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Application filed by Standard Telephone and Cables PLC filed Critical Standard Telephone and Cables PLC
Priority to GB21636/76A priority Critical patent/GB1479575A/en
Priority to NL7705429A priority patent/NL7705429A/xx
Priority to FR7715212A priority patent/FR2353071A1/fr
Priority to DE19772722830 priority patent/DE2722830A1/de
Priority to AU25414/77A priority patent/AU504867B2/en
Priority to US05/799,262 priority patent/US4135781A/en
Publication of GB1479575A publication Critical patent/GB1479575A/en
Expired 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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/3855—Details of mounting fibres in ferrules; Assembly methods; Manufacture characterised by the method of anchoring or fixing the fibre within the ferrule
    • 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
    • G02B6/3835—Means for centering or aligning the light guide within the ferrule using discs, bushings or the like
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
    • Y10T156/00—Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
    • Y10T156/10—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
    • Y10T156/1002—Methods of surface bonding and/or assembly therefor with permanent bending or reshaping or surface deformation of self sustaining lamina

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)
  • Surface Treatment Of Glass Fibres Or Filaments (AREA)
  • Wire Processing (AREA)
GB21636/76A 1976-05-25 1976-05-25 Terminating optical fibres Expired GB1479575A (en)

Priority Applications (6)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB21636/76A GB1479575A (en) 1976-05-25 1976-05-25 Terminating optical fibres
NL7705429A NL7705429A (nl) 1976-05-25 1977-05-17 Werkwijze voor het afsluiten van een optische vezel.
FR7715212A FR2353071A1 (fr) 1976-05-25 1977-05-18 Methode de realisation d'une terminaison pour fibre optique
DE19772722830 DE2722830A1 (de) 1976-05-25 1977-05-20 Verfahren zur herstellung eines anschlusselementes fuer die verbindung von lichtleitkabeln
AU25414/77A AU504867B2 (en) 1976-05-25 1977-05-23 Optical fibre termination
US05/799,262 US4135781A (en) 1976-05-25 1977-05-23 Optical fiber termination

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB21636/76A GB1479575A (en) 1976-05-25 1976-05-25 Terminating optical fibres

Publications (1)

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GB1479575A true GB1479575A (en) 1977-07-13

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Country Status (6)

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US (1) US4135781A (enExample)
AU (1) AU504867B2 (enExample)
DE (1) DE2722830A1 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2353071A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1479575A (enExample)
NL (1) NL7705429A (enExample)

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US4214809A (en) 1978-07-20 1980-07-29 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Fiber optic penetrator
US4367011A (en) 1979-05-09 1983-01-04 Bunker Ramo Corporation Optical fiber connector and means and method for centering optical fibers
EP0152225A3 (en) * 1984-01-30 1986-02-12 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Plastic optical fiber cord with ferrule
GB2234603A (en) * 1989-07-15 1991-02-06 Souriau Electric Gmbh "Plug for fiber-optic waveguide"
WO1991007355A1 (de) * 1989-11-13 1991-05-30 Huber & Suhner Ag Verfahren zum zentrieren eines lichtwellenleiters in einer bohrung und vorrichtung zur durchführung des verfahrens

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US4191447A (en) * 1978-04-27 1980-03-04 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Fiber optic termination and method of making same
GB2028530B (en) * 1978-08-17 1982-12-22 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Coupling optical fibres
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FR2458825A1 (fr) * 1979-06-08 1981-01-02 Thomson Csf Procede de montage d'une fibre optique dans un embout, embout ainsi monte, et dispositif de connexion de fibres optiques utilisant cet embout
EP0022374B1 (en) * 1979-07-09 1983-04-06 The Post Office Method of precisely locating the end of a dielectric optical waveguide in a waveguide coupling device
US4303304A (en) * 1979-11-30 1981-12-01 Amp Incorporated Universal optical waveguide alignment ferrule
FR2503388A1 (fr) * 1981-04-06 1982-10-08 Socapex Embout de connecteur pour fibre optique, procede de centrage d'une fibre dans cet embout et dispositif pour la mise en oeuvre de ce procede
US4424174A (en) 1982-06-18 1984-01-03 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Fabrication of optical connectors
US4510005A (en) * 1982-09-28 1985-04-09 Allied Corporation Method and apparatus for reshaping and polishing an end face of an optical fiber
US4896938A (en) * 1983-08-29 1990-01-30 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connector comprising glass tubes
US4850670A (en) * 1983-08-29 1989-07-25 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connector comprising drawn glass tubes
US4934785A (en) * 1983-08-29 1990-06-19 American Telephone And Telegraph Company Optical fiber connector
US4632505A (en) * 1983-10-11 1986-12-30 The Deustsch Company Electronic Components Division Optical fiber connector
US4647149A (en) * 1983-10-28 1987-03-03 American Hospital Supply Corporation Attachment of optical fibers to a connector body
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US4712862A (en) * 1986-08-27 1987-12-15 Rca Corporation Optical fiber connector and method of assembling same
US5143531A (en) * 1991-04-10 1992-09-01 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Hermetic fiber optic-to-metal connection technique
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US5796894A (en) * 1996-11-21 1998-08-18 Lucent Technologies, Inc. Fiber optic connector with improved return loss performance
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US9888837B2 (en) * 2011-11-28 2018-02-13 I-Tek Medical Solutions, Inc. Fiber optic illumination device and method of manufacturing
US9151895B2 (en) * 2013-04-30 2015-10-06 Corning Cable Systems Llc Thermal removal of optical fiber coatings by insertion through heated ferrules to form ferrule assemblies for fiber optic connectors, and related assemblies
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US9791637B2 (en) 2014-04-21 2017-10-17 Corning Optical Communications LLC Methods of terminating one or more optical fibers
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JPS5611923B2 (enExample) * 1972-10-23 1981-03-18
FR2291509A1 (fr) * 1974-11-13 1976-06-11 Cit Alcatel Connecteur pour fibres optiques
GB1450019A (en) * 1975-06-19 1976-09-22 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Optical fibre connector assemblies

Cited By (6)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4214809A (en) 1978-07-20 1980-07-29 International Telephone And Telegraph Corporation Fiber optic penetrator
US4367011A (en) 1979-05-09 1983-01-04 Bunker Ramo Corporation Optical fiber connector and means and method for centering optical fibers
EP0152225A3 (en) * 1984-01-30 1986-02-12 The Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. Plastic optical fiber cord with ferrule
GB2234603A (en) * 1989-07-15 1991-02-06 Souriau Electric Gmbh "Plug for fiber-optic waveguide"
GB2234603B (en) * 1989-07-15 1994-03-23 Souriau Electric Gmbh Plug for fiber-optic waveguides
WO1991007355A1 (de) * 1989-11-13 1991-05-30 Huber & Suhner Ag Verfahren zum zentrieren eines lichtwellenleiters in einer bohrung und vorrichtung zur durchführung des verfahrens

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
NL7705429A (nl) 1977-11-29
AU504867B2 (en) 1979-11-01
US4135781A (en) 1979-01-23
FR2353071B3 (enExample) 1980-02-22
FR2353071A1 (fr) 1977-12-23
DE2722830A1 (de) 1977-12-08
AU2541477A (en) 1978-11-30

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Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
746 Register noted 'licences of right' (sect. 46/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee