Connector for an optical fibre link
US4161347A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 20, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jul 17, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3858
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optical fibre connector, the optical fibre is accurately positioned by clamping it in the channel formed between three parallel rollers each of which bears tangentially on the other two. If the fibre is of exactly the expected diameter such clamping is firm and precise, but given the variation in fibre diameters that must be accommodated there is a danger of there being excessive fibre play. This connector overcomes the problem of fibre tolerances by inserting resilient means in the said channel. Such resilient means may for example be constituted by a set of three resiliently deformable elastomer rings, one mounted on each rod.
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