Packaging a bare optical fiber interconnection
US4846564A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 5, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3889
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Packaging 8 for an optical component 1 interconnected with a bare optical fiber 2,3, comprising; a flexible tubular sheath 13 encircling strength members 14 extending axially of the sheath 13, tubing 15 within the sheath 13 for receiving a bare optical fiber 2,3 interconnected to an optical component 1, a ferrule 18 to which the strength members 14 are anchored, a sleeve 16 for clamping the strength members 14 against the ferrule 18, a shrinkable sleeve 17 for gripping the sleeve 16 and a portion of the sheath 13, a housing 10 for assembly over the optical component 1 and for anchoring the ferrule 18, and an optical connector 12 for connection to a corresponding bare optical fiber 2,3 emergent from an end 23 of the sheath 13.
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