GB2057158B - Optical fibre connecting device - Google Patents

Optical fibre connecting device

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Publication number
GB2057158B
GB2057158B GB8025121A GB8025121A GB2057158B GB 2057158 B GB2057158 B GB 2057158B GB 8025121 A GB8025121 A GB 8025121A GB 8025121 A GB8025121 A GB 8025121A GB 2057158 B GB2057158 B GB 2057158B
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Prior art keywords
connecting device
optical fibre
fibre connecting
optical
fibre
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GB8025121A
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International Standard Electric Corp
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International Standard Electric Corp
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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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3881—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using grooves to align ferrule 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
    • G02B6/36—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
    • G02B6/3825—Dismountable connectors, i.e. comprising plugs of the ferrule type, e.g. fibre ends embedded in ferrules, connecting a pair of fibres with an intermediate part, e.g. adapter, receptacle, linking two plugs
    • 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
    • G02B6/3869—Mounting ferrules to connector body, i.e. plugs
    • 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
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G02B6/3875—Floatingly supported sleeves
    • 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
    • G02B6/3874—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules
    • G02B6/3878—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using tubes, sleeves to align ferrules comprising a plurality of ferrules, branching and break-out 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
    • G02B6/38—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
GB8025121A 1979-08-21 1980-07-31 Optical fibre connecting device Expired GB2057158B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE19792933790 DE2933790C2 (en) 1979-08-21 1979-08-21 Detachable connection device for light guides

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GB2057158A GB2057158A (en) 1981-03-25
GB2057158B true GB2057158B (en) 1983-05-11

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DE (1) DE2933790C2 (en)
GB (1) GB2057158B (en)

Families Citing this family (8)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
NL8102309A (en) * 1981-05-12 1982-12-01 Philips Nv PLUG CONNECTION FOR COUPLING AT LEAST A LIGHT-CONDUCTING FIBER WITH A FURTHER OPTICAL ELEMENT.
US4432604A (en) * 1982-04-28 1984-02-21 Bell Telephone Laboratories, Incorporated Self-adjusting fiberoptic connector assembly
FR2528983B1 (en) * 1982-06-22 1985-09-20 Socapex DEVICE FOR CONNECTING AND ALIGNING TWO V-SHAPED OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTING END CAPS
JPH077139B2 (en) * 1985-12-24 1995-01-30 日本電信電話株式会社 Floating holder type optical connector
JPH087306B2 (en) * 1986-12-16 1996-01-29 株式会社東芝 Optical connector
JPH01216304A (en) * 1988-02-24 1989-08-30 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical connector
WO1999028774A1 (en) 1997-11-28 1999-06-10 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Optical connection system
DE20202835U1 (en) * 2002-02-22 2003-03-27 Ccs Technology Inc Optical cable jack-plug connector has connector plugs at ends of optical cables inserted in opposing ends of socket sleeve providing both electrical and optical conductor connections

Family Cites Families (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPS5219373A (en) * 1975-08-07 1977-02-14 Hitachi Ltd Centrifuge
DE2640973C2 (en) * 1976-09-11 1981-08-20 Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart Connection device for light guides
GB1571942A (en) * 1977-03-24 1980-07-23 Cannon Electric Great Britain Fibre optic connector
JPS605924B2 (en) * 1977-05-30 1985-02-14 富士通株式会社 Multi-core optical fiber connector

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GB2057158A (en) 1981-03-25
DE2933790C2 (en) 1982-05-27
JPS5664308A (en) 1981-06-01
DE2933790A1 (en) 1981-03-26

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