Connector with positioning sleeves for a single optical fibre
US4181400A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 27, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Connector in two parts for the connection of two single optical fibres, each part containing a cylindrical sleeve with a V-shaped longitudinal groove to receive the single fibre, said groove being sloped in relation with the axis of the sleeve, the achievement of any desired positioning of the contact face of each optical fibre being obtained by parting off each sleeve at a predetermined length.
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