GB2408350B - Expanded beam optical fibre connector with ball lens - Google Patents

Expanded beam optical fibre connector with ball lens

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Publication number
GB2408350B
GB2408350B GB0326979A GB0326979A GB2408350B GB 2408350 B GB2408350 B GB 2408350B GB 0326979 A GB0326979 A GB 0326979A GB 0326979 A GB0326979 A GB 0326979A GB 2408350 B GB2408350 B GB 2408350B
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Prior art keywords
optical fibre
beam optical
ball lens
expanded beam
fibre connector
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Inventor
David Edward Everett
Dominic Patrick Daniel Curran
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Fibreco Ltd
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Fibreco 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
    • G02B6/26—Optical coupling means
    • G02B6/32—Optical coupling means having lens focusing means positioned between opposed fibre ends

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Optical Couplings Of Light Guides (AREA)
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GB2408350A GB2408350A (en) 2005-05-25
GB2408350B true GB2408350B (en) 2006-03-29

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JPS566209A (en) * 1979-06-28 1981-01-22 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical fiber connector with spherical lens
JPS5633617A (en) * 1979-08-28 1981-04-04 Fujitsu Ltd Connector for optical fiber
US4265511A (en) * 1978-06-26 1981-05-05 U.S. Philips Corporation Detachable connector for optical fibres
US4327963A (en) * 1976-05-31 1982-05-04 U.S. Philips Corporation Coupling element with a lens for an optical transmission system
JPS59198412A (en) * 1983-04-26 1984-11-10 Fujitsu Ltd Method for positioning between spherical lens and optical fiber
JPS59224807A (en) * 1983-06-06 1984-12-17 Fujitsu Ltd Optical receptacle
GB2145534A (en) * 1983-08-22 1985-03-27 Deutsch Co Elec Comp Optical interconnection
JPS61185706A (en) * 1985-02-14 1986-08-19 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Connector for single mode optical fiber
EP0226881A2 (en) * 1985-12-16 1987-07-01 Polaroid Corporation Fiber optic relay connector
JPS6448007A (en) * 1987-08-19 1989-02-22 Fujitsu Ltd Optical device
EP0473429A2 (en) * 1990-08-30 1992-03-04 Ngk Insulators, Ltd. Optical magnetic-field sensor and method of producing the same
JPH04331904A (en) * 1991-05-07 1992-11-19 Nec Corp Terminal structure of optical connector

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US4327963A (en) * 1976-05-31 1982-05-04 U.S. Philips Corporation Coupling element with a lens for an optical transmission system
US4265511A (en) * 1978-06-26 1981-05-05 U.S. Philips Corporation Detachable connector for optical fibres
JPS566209A (en) * 1979-06-28 1981-01-22 Nippon Telegr & Teleph Corp <Ntt> Optical fiber connector with spherical lens
JPS5633617A (en) * 1979-08-28 1981-04-04 Fujitsu Ltd Connector for optical fiber
JPS59198412A (en) * 1983-04-26 1984-11-10 Fujitsu Ltd Method for positioning between spherical lens and optical fiber
JPS59224807A (en) * 1983-06-06 1984-12-17 Fujitsu Ltd Optical receptacle
GB2145534A (en) * 1983-08-22 1985-03-27 Deutsch Co Elec Comp Optical interconnection
JPS61185706A (en) * 1985-02-14 1986-08-19 Matsushita Electric Ind Co Ltd Connector for single mode optical fiber
EP0226881A2 (en) * 1985-12-16 1987-07-01 Polaroid Corporation Fiber optic relay connector
JPS6448007A (en) * 1987-08-19 1989-02-22 Fujitsu Ltd Optical device
EP0473429A2 (en) * 1990-08-30 1992-03-04 Ngk Insulators, Ltd. Optical magnetic-field sensor and method of producing the same
JPH04331904A (en) * 1991-05-07 1992-11-19 Nec Corp Terminal structure of optical connector

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9519108B1 (en) 2013-06-28 2016-12-13 Optical Cable Corporation Expanded beam fiber optic system

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Expiry date: 20231119