GB1490235A - Optical wave-guide couplers - Google Patents

Optical wave-guide couplers

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Publication number
GB1490235A
GB1490235A GB5479974A GB5479974A GB1490235A GB 1490235 A GB1490235 A GB 1490235A GB 5479974 A GB5479974 A GB 5479974A GB 5479974 A GB5479974 A GB 5479974A GB 1490235 A GB1490235 A GB 1490235A
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Prior art keywords
optical wave
guide couplers
couplers
guide
wave
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Expired
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GB5479974A
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Siemens AG
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Siemens AG
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Publication of GB1490235A publication Critical patent/GB1490235A/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
    • G02B6/3801—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
    • G02B6/38—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
    • G02B6/3628—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers
    • G02B6/3684—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier
    • G02B6/3696—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier by moulding, e.g. injection moulding, casting, embossing, stamping, stenciling, printing, or with metallic mould insert manufacturing using LIGA or MIGA techniques
    • 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
    • G02B6/389—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs characterised by the method of fastening connecting plugs and sockets, e.g. screw- or nut-lock, snap-in, bayonet type
    • G02B6/3891—Bayonet 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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements

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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)
GB5479974A 1973-12-21 1974-12-18 Optical wave-guide couplers Expired GB1490235A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19732363986 DE2363986B2 (en) 1973-12-21 1973-12-21 Element for connecting optical fibers

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB1490235A true GB1490235A (en) 1977-10-26

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GB5479974A Expired GB1490235A (en) 1973-12-21 1974-12-18 Optical wave-guide couplers

Country Status (9)

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JP (1) JPS5817928B2 (en)
BE (1) BE823688A (en)
DE (1) DE2363986B2 (en)
DK (1) DK661474A (en)
FR (1) FR2255618B1 (en)
GB (1) GB1490235A (en)
IT (1) IT1027671B (en)
LU (1) LU71528A1 (en)
NL (1) NL180788C (en)

Cited By (2)

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GB2000320A (en) * 1977-06-17 1979-01-04 Noane Le G Providing the ends of optical fibres with connectors
US4634216A (en) * 1983-01-05 1987-01-06 Societe Anonyme De Telecommunications (Sat) Device for quickly connecting optical fibers

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FR2344037A1 (en) * 1976-03-08 1977-10-07 Cit Alcatel Fibre optic connector with end fittings - has end fittings for each fibre, alignment support slots and pressure elements
CH601820A5 (en) * 1976-07-20 1978-07-14 Des Cables Electr Systeme Bert
US4146299A (en) * 1976-10-08 1979-03-27 Gte Laboratories Incorporated Optical waveguide connectors for multiple waveguide cables
JPS5357958U (en) * 1976-10-19 1978-05-17
US4186997A (en) * 1977-02-14 1980-02-05 Amp Incorporated Overlap type waveguide connector assembly and method
BR7802609A (en) * 1977-05-10 1978-12-26 Cselt Centro Studi Lab Telecom OPTICAL OR CONDUCTIVE FIBER BINDING DEVICE
FR2403571A1 (en) * 1977-09-14 1979-04-13 Cables De Lyon Geoffroy Delore MECHANICAL DEVICE FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS
JPS5469830U (en) * 1977-10-27 1979-05-18
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US4253730A (en) * 1977-11-17 1981-03-03 Thomas & Betts Corporation Optical fiber connector
CA1097111A (en) * 1977-11-24 1981-03-10 Vladimir Bubanko No translation available
JPS54106246A (en) * 1978-02-07 1979-08-21 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Connectors for optical fibers
JPS55130503A (en) * 1979-03-30 1980-10-09 Fujitsu Ltd Light attenuator
US4257674A (en) * 1979-04-23 1981-03-24 Gte Products Corporation Elastomeric fiber optic splice
DE2930831A1 (en) * 1979-07-30 1981-03-26 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Rigid v slot optical fibre connecting block - has V=shaped screw clamp block between fibre comb end lead in plates
DE3149466C2 (en) * 1981-12-14 1985-02-28 ANT Nachrichtentechnik GmbH, 7150 Backnang Device for positioning optical fibers in V-grooves
DE3201240C2 (en) * 1982-01-16 1984-05-10 Schiederwerk Günter Schmidt KG Fabrik für Apparate der Fernmelde- und Elektrotechnik, 8500 Nürnberg Device for the detachable connection of optical waveguide fibers
JPS59147630U (en) * 1983-03-25 1984-10-02 いすゞ自動車株式会社 Link structure for transmitting operating force of tail cab with suspension
FR2544510B1 (en) * 1983-04-12 1985-07-05 Thomson Csf DEVICE FOR CONNECTING TWO FIBER OPTIC CABLES ELEMENTS
DE3320298C1 (en) * 1983-06-04 1984-07-19 Krone Gmbh, 1000 Berlin Device for splicing optical fibres
US4662713A (en) * 1984-08-13 1987-05-05 American Telephone And Telegraph Company At&T Bell Laboratories Optical fiber connector and articles connected therewith
US4725120A (en) * 1984-10-25 1988-02-16 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Connector apparatus
US4778243A (en) * 1986-12-08 1988-10-18 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Connector element for a light waveguide
DE3939112A1 (en) * 1989-11-25 1991-05-29 Kernforschungsz Karlsruhe DEVICE FOR POSITIONING OPTICAL FIBERS IN CONNECTING ELEMENTS

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2000320A (en) * 1977-06-17 1979-01-04 Noane Le G Providing the ends of optical fibres with connectors
GB2000320B (en) * 1977-06-17 1982-03-17 Noane Le G Providing the ends of optical fibres with connectors
US4634216A (en) * 1983-01-05 1987-01-06 Societe Anonyme De Telecommunications (Sat) Device for quickly connecting optical fibers

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FR2255618A1 (en) 1975-07-18
FR2255618B1 (en) 1977-05-20
NL7416619A (en) 1975-06-24
NL180788B (en) 1986-11-17
JPS5098339A (en) 1975-08-05
IT1027671B (en) 1978-12-20
NL180788C (en) 1987-04-16
LU71528A1 (en) 1975-06-17
JPS5817928B2 (en) 1983-04-11
BE823688A (en) 1975-04-16
DK661474A (en) 1975-08-18
DE2363986A1 (en) 1975-07-10
DE2363986B2 (en) 1979-07-19
DE2363986C3 (en) 1980-03-27

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PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 19921218