Optical fiber alignment apparatus including guiding and securing plates
US5185846A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3854
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bundle (12) of optical fibers (13) is fixed in a matrix array by apertures in a guiding plate (14) and a securing plate (15). The apertures (18) in the guiding plate are larger than those in the securing plate and the securing plate apertures (17) are funnel-shaped to aid in insertion of the fibers. Each row of optical fibers may be inserted simultaneously by mounting the row on a uniquely designed vacuum holder (26).
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