Plastic optical fiber with a lens portion, optical fiber connector, and connecting structures and methods between optical fibers and between optical fiber and light emitting/receiving device
US6671432B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A plastic optical fiber with a lens portion includes a plastic optical fiber with a concave portion formed on its end face, and a lens portion having a function of controlling light rays. The lens portion is formed of a refractive index adjusting material filled in the concave portion and having a refractive index different from a refractive index of the plastic optical fiber.
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