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Pre-terminated optical fibers

US5703981A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 8, 1994
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateDec 8, 2014

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/3889
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A termination ferrule body with a ferrule for an optical fiber is molded directly about the optical fiber employing a mold insert defining a hole in the insert that precisely locates the optical fiber in the center of the end of the ferrule.

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