Optical fiber mechanical splice connector
US7572064B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B6/3846
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical fiber mechanical splice connector including a connector body having a fiber alignment mechanism and a cavity, and a ferrule including a stub fiber, wherein an end of the stub fiber extends from the ferrule through the cavity of the connector body and into the fiber alignment mechanism, and wherein the stub fiber buckles within the cavity when a field fiber is introduced into the connector body and contacts the distal end of the stub fiber. A mechanical splicing method including inserting a field fiber into a splice connector such that an end of the field fiber contacts an end of the stub fiber within an alignment mechanism of the splice connector, and applying axial force to the field fiber so as to cause the stub fiber to buckle within a cavity defined by the splice connector.
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