WO2006029299A3 - Optical connector system including reduced-size mt-style ferrule - Google Patents

Optical connector system including reduced-size mt-style ferrule Download PDF

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WO2006029299A3
WO2006029299A3 PCT/US2005/032117 US2005032117W WO2006029299A3 WO 2006029299 A3 WO2006029299 A3 WO 2006029299A3 US 2005032117 W US2005032117 W US 2005032117W WO 2006029299 A3 WO2006029299 A3 WO 2006029299A3
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ferrule
optical connector
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Barbara Grzegorzewska
Scot A Ernst
Bogdan Andrei
Loreta Sadauskiene
Ilya Makhlin
Wenzong Chen
Daniel B Szilagyi
Yuriy Belenkiy
Malcolm H Hodge
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Molex Inc
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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
    • G02B6/3885—Multicore or multichannel optical connectors, i.e. one single ferrule containing more than one fibre, e.g. ribbon 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
    • G02B6/36—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

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  • Optics & Photonics (AREA)
  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

Optical connector systems are disclosed, each incorporating a ferrule being peripherally dimensioned to be proportionately about 50% smaller than a standard MT ferrule. The reduced-size ferrule includes a body having a multi-dimensional array of optical fiber passageways for receiving the individual optical fibers of a ribbon cable.
PCT/US2005/032117 2004-09-10 2005-09-09 Optical connector system including reduced-size mt-style ferrule WO2006029299A2 (en)

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US60873904P 2004-09-10 2004-09-10
US60/608,739 2004-09-10
US64676105P 2005-01-25 2005-01-25
US64689205P 2005-01-25 2005-01-25
US60/646,892 2005-01-25
US60/646,761 2005-01-25

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US20020110333A1 (en) * 2001-02-13 2002-08-15 U-Conn Technology Inc. Optical fiber connector assembled before grinding

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US20020076168A1 (en) * 2000-12-15 2002-06-20 Katsuki Suematsu Method of producing ferrule and ferrule
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