Optical ferrule
US7197224B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4249
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector and a manufacturing method are disclosed. The method for manufacturing an optical connector achieving a mechanical coupling comprises embedding a length of at least one optical fiber in a body to form an assembly. It also comprises to remove, at a first end of the assembly, a portion to provide a beveled surface on a corresponding first end of the optical fiber at which light is reflected for a side coupling. Also, at a portion of a side of the assembly near the first end, the method comprises creating an optical surface to provide a flat coupling surface for said side coupling. The method also comprises removing, at a second end of the assembly, a portion to provide a flat abutment surface including a corresponding second end of the at least one optical fiber. The method also comprises providing at the second end of the assembly a mating structure for precision connecting with a complementary connector in which an optical waveguide is end-coupled with at least one of the optical fiber.
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