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Optical connector housing and method for connecting optical lines

US6254281A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1999
Grant dateJul 3, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B6/43
  • WIPO fieldOptics
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connecting housing for optical transmission lines, consisting of an upper and a lower housing part, which are joined in the manner of a snap fastener. Once the housing is connected, a free beam distance appears between the optical transmission lines, in which optical elements are arranged for focussing and/or deflecting the light beam.

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