Optical connector
US11422309B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 21, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 23, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B19/0028
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector includes: a base substrate; an optical fiber on the base substrate; a plurality of optical devices having different wavelength bands and arranged in a curved shape concave toward the optical fiber to surround an end surface of the optical fiber; and an optical path changing device between the optical fiber and the plurality of optical devices and configured to diffract or refract incident light at different angles according to wavelength bands of the incident light. According to the optical connector, the arrangement of a plurality of light-emitting or light-receiving devices may be simplified and the number of communication channels may be easily increased in a multiplexing or demultiplexing structure in which a plurality of communication channels are provided using a single optical fiber.
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