Optical connector
US10393973B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J1/4257
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Provided is an optical connector. The optical connector includes an OSA substrate having a base surface and first and second support surfaces formed at a first level from the base surface and separated from each other, the OSA substrate being formed integrally therewith, a light emitting device supported by the first support surface, an optical fiber supported by the second support surface on a first optical path originating from the light emitting device, an optical filter interposed between the light emitting device and the optical fiber and configured to separate the first optical path originating from the light emitting device from a second optical path originating from the optical fiber, and a light receiving device placed on the second optical path. The optical connector includes one platform and thus has advantages in terms of structural simplification and miniaturization, and also enables the optical components to be automatically aligned.
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