GB2225441B - Terminating optical fibres - Google Patents

Terminating optical fibres

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Publication number
GB2225441B
GB2225441B GB8827436A GB8827436A GB2225441B GB 2225441 B GB2225441 B GB 2225441B GB 8827436 A GB8827436 A GB 8827436A GB 8827436 A GB8827436 A GB 8827436A GB 2225441 B GB2225441 B GB 2225441B
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Prior art keywords
optical fibres
terminating optical
terminating
fibres
optical
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Expired - Lifetime
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GB8827436A
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GB8827436D0 (en
GB2225441A (en
Inventor
John Christopher Greenwood
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STC PLC
Nortel Networks Optical Components Ltd
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STC PLC
Northern Telecom Europe Ltd
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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
    • G02B6/42—Coupling light guides with opto-electronic elements
    • G02B6/4201—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details
    • G02B6/4202—Packages, e.g. shape, construction, internal or external details for coupling an active element with fibres without intermediate optical elements, e.g. fibres with plane ends, fibres with shaped ends, bundles
    • 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
    • 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
    • G02B6/3644—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the cross-sectional shape of the mechanical coupling means the coupling means being through-holes or wall apertures
    • 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
    • G02B6/3692—Mechanical coupling means for mounting fibres to supporting carriers characterised by the manufacturing process of surface profiling of the supporting carrier with surface micromachining involving etching, e.g. wet or dry etching steps
    • 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
    • G02B6/3822—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 beveled fibre 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
    • G02B6/3873—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls
    • G02B6/3882—Connectors using guide surfaces for aligning ferrule ends, e.g. tubes, sleeves, V-grooves, rods, pins, balls using rods, pins or balls to align a pair of ferrule ends

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
GB8827436A 1988-11-24 1988-11-24 Terminating optical fibres Expired - Lifetime GB2225441B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

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GB8827436D0 GB8827436D0 (en) 1988-12-29
GB2225441A GB2225441A (en) 1990-05-30
GB2225441B true GB2225441B (en) 1992-10-28

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB9106980D0 (en) * 1991-04-03 1991-05-22 Bicc Plc Optical fibre splicing

Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1449156A (en) * 1972-09-08 1976-09-15 Bell Northern Research Ltd Coupling of 0tical fibres
GB2097550A (en) * 1981-02-24 1982-11-03 Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd Silicon substrate structures for fixing optical fibers and lenses
GB2178184A (en) * 1985-07-10 1987-02-04 Plessey Co Plc Positioning an optical fibre in a groove using a vacuum
US4702547A (en) * 1986-07-28 1987-10-27 Tektronix, Inc. Method for attaching an optical fiber to a substrate to form an optical fiber package
US4762390A (en) * 1986-03-11 1988-08-09 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Connector element for a plurality of light waveguides in a row
US4772088A (en) * 1986-03-11 1988-09-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Connector element for a plurality of light waveguides
US4779946A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-10-25 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Microminiature optical assembly

Patent Citations (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1449156A (en) * 1972-09-08 1976-09-15 Bell Northern Research Ltd Coupling of 0tical fibres
GB2097550A (en) * 1981-02-24 1982-11-03 Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd Silicon substrate structures for fixing optical fibers and lenses
GB2178184A (en) * 1985-07-10 1987-02-04 Plessey Co Plc Positioning an optical fibre in a groove using a vacuum
US4779946A (en) * 1986-02-14 1988-10-25 American Telephone And Telegraph Company, At&T Bell Laboratories Microminiature optical assembly
US4762390A (en) * 1986-03-11 1988-08-09 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Connector element for a plurality of light waveguides in a row
US4772088A (en) * 1986-03-11 1988-09-20 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Connector element for a plurality of light waveguides
US4702547A (en) * 1986-07-28 1987-10-27 Tektronix, Inc. Method for attaching an optical fiber to a substrate to form an optical fiber package

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732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
732E Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee

Effective date: 20041124