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Fiber optic connector

US4383732A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1981
Grant dateMay 17, 1983
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3863
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical fiber connector of the watch bearing jewel type. To prevent "growing out" of a fiber end to which the connector is terminated, a thin protective window is placed against the bearing jewel and supported by a fiber stub mounted in a second watch bearing jewel. The fiber and the fiber stub are optically coupled via the window.

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