Connector for optical fiber and receiving or emitting photoelement and method of positioning an optical fiber endface relative to photoemitter
US4744626A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1985 |
| Grant date | May 17, 1988 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4225
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fiber optic connector comprises a planar holder, such as a printed circuit board, on which a photoelement is secured along a reference axis coaxial with an end of an optical fiber in a transmission system. The holder is secured by mechanical fasteners above a base member. A male member through which the fiber end runs is removably coupled mechanically to a female member integral with the base member such that an endface of the fiber end is opposite an end face of the photoelement along the reference axis. The holder carrying a photoelement, such as a photoreceiver, is positioned with respect to the female member coupled to the male member including the fiber end with the help of a micromanipulator and a dynamic adjustment responsive to an electrical signal derived from the photoreceiver receiving an optical signal transmitted by the fiber end. When the photoelement is a photoemitter, the dynamic adjustment consists responds to an optical signal resulting from an electrical signal converted by the photoemitter and transmitted to the fiber.
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