Multi-part optical fibre connectors
US5276755A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 20, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3893
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber connector-part comprises a housing in which an optical conductor extends between two oppositely disposed ends of the housing, at least one of which ends constitutes a plug or a socket. An integrated optical chip is disposed within the housing and constitutes a part of the optical conductor. Preferably, the housing is a molded plastics body and the integrated optical chip is at least partially encapsulated in the molded plastics material. The connector-part provides for ready reconfiguration of modularized optical systems.
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