Optical connector
US7210861B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 11, 2005 |
| Grant date | May 1, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/4206
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical connector comprising a male connector that supports one end of an optical transmission medium, and a female connector composed to be engageable with the male connector. The female connector includes a photoelectric conversion module having a function that mutually converts an electrical signal and an optical signal, and a first housing that accommodates the photoelectric conversion module and has an opening that communicates with the photoelectric conversion module accommodated, and the male connector has at least one portion that is inserted in the housing of the female connector through the opening, a plug having a function to optically connect the optical transmission medium and the photoelectric conversion module and provided at one end of the optical transmission medium, and a second housing that has an enclosure section provided around the plug while maintaining a space from the plug, and accommodates the plug.
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