JP2019528473A - ビーム拡大用単一反射面を有する光ファイバコネクタフェルールアセンブリ、並びにそれを組み込んだ拡大ビームコネクタ - Google Patents
ビーム拡大用単一反射面を有する光ファイバコネクタフェルールアセンブリ、並びにそれを組み込んだ拡大ビームコネクタ Download PDFInfo
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Abstract
Description
12S ソースフェルール
12R レシービングフェルール
13、14 フェルール半体
R 反射面
L 光路
P 中央平面又は嵌合平面
15、15’ 湾曲した外面
16、16’ プラットフォーム
20 スリーブ
22 光ファイバの端面
23 ファイバリボン
24 光ファイバ
25 ストップ
26 溝
34、34’ ファイバ位置合わせ溝
35 カバー部分
38 キャビティ
Claims (4)
- 拡大ビームフェルールであって、
反射面を有する第1のフェルール半体と、第2のフェルール半体とを含み、それらフェルール半体は一緒に光ファイバを保持し、
前記反射面は該フェルールの中央平面に対して垂直に光を出力する、拡大ビームフェルール。 - 拡大ビームフェルールコネクタであって、
第1及び第2の請求項1に記載の拡大ビームフェルールと、
前記第1及び第2のフェルールの外面を位置合わせする位置合わせスリーブと
を備え、それぞれのフェルールの反射面は互いに対向しており、第1のフェルール内に保持された光ファイバからの出力光は、第1のフェルールの反射面によって曲げられ及びコリメートされ、前記スリーブによって位置合わせされた第2のフェルールの対向する反射面に伝送され、該反射面はその光を曲げて第2のフェルール内に保持された光ファイバに入力させる、拡大ビームフェルールコネクタ。 - 前記第1のフェルールと第2のフェルールとの間の拡大光ビームは、前記位置合わせスリーブの長手方向軸に対して垂直である、請求項2に記載の拡大ビームフェルール。
- 本明細書に開示されている拡大ビームフェルール及び拡大ビームコネクタ。
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