Optical waveguide connector
US4477146A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 16, 1981 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2001 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3851
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector plug for axially aligning an optical fiber in a receptacle bore is disclosed, comprising an elongate body having an axial passageway receiving the fiber therein, and a forward alignment nose portion having a profiled opening receiving a forward end of the fiber. The opening is defined by opposed V-grooves, with the V-grooves being separated by a transverse slot extending through the alignment nose portion. The nose portion further comprises external protrusion means for engaging the receptacle, and causing the opposed V-grooves to wedge against the fiber extending therebetween, for fiber centering.
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