Fiber optic connector
US6379055B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3829
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connector for terminating optical fibers. The connector includes first and second housing portions for mating with each other. When the optical fiber is inserted into the first housing portion, a strain is pre-applied to the optical fiber. The second housing portion includes a blade such that when the first and second housing portions mate, the blade cleaves the optical fiber without additional preparation of the fiber, for example, without removal of a portion of the buffer.
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