Optical connection apparatus which has a shutter and which can be designed to be small in size
US7413351B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 27, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3821
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In an optical connection apparatus for use in optical connection, a shutter is held by a housing defining an optical axis of the optical connection. The shutter is formed by a single sheet of plate material and includes a plate-like light shielding portion positioned to cross the optical axis and a held portion held by the housing. The shielding portion has a width in a direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The held portion is shifted in position with respect to the light shielding portion in the direction of the width of the shielding portion.
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