Optical fiber connector
US4185885A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 1978 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/264
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber connector in which each fiber is terminated by a coupling element comprising a cylindrical transparent body having a concave reflector on one end facing into the body and a circular reflector on the opposite end facing the concave reflector. The circular reflector has a diameter less than that of the cylindrical body and is concentric therewith. This arrangement has the advantage that the main focussing elements are reflectors and therefore require far less curvature than lenses.
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