Fibre-optic entry to an enclosure
US5113475A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 8, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 12, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 8, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3644
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fibre connector or similar entry for an optical fibre cable to an aperture in a enclosure has a metal shell supporting a resilient insert made of an elastomeric polymer loaded with up to about 30% of a material such as carbon particles so that the insert is absorptive of microwave energy at wavelengths similar to the size of the aperture. The faces of the insert have electrically-conductive layers thereon. The optical fibres of the cable are terminated in metal ferrules supported in apertures in the insert.
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